Case: EEOC v. Hamner d/b/a "Cock of the Walk Restaurant"
6:98-cv-06111 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Filed Date: Sept. 29, 1998
Closed Date: 1999
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Case Summary
On September 29, 1998, the Memphis office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit under Title VII in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas on behalf of eight women who claimed to have suffered gender discrimination and sexual harassment at the hands of the defendant. The defendant in the case was Elgin A. Hamner, III, doing business as the Cock of the Walk Restaurant.
On February 23, 1999, the Court entered a consent decree in the case. Under the consent decree, the defendant was enjoined from engaging in further discrimination and was required to pay $90,000 in damages to eight different complaintants. The decree was to last for three years. The only document that we have in this case is the docket.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (2/8/2008)
People
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10824543/parties/eeoc-v-hamner/
Dawson, Robert Toombs (Arkansas)
Beck, Terry L (Arkansas)
Kores, Katherine W. (Arkansas)
Owen, Carson L (Arkansas)
Maxey, JoAnn C. (Arkansas)
Documents in the Clearinghouse
Resources
Docket
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10824543/eeoc-v-hamner/
Last updated Sept. 29, 2026, 6:54 p.m.
Docket for: EEOC v. Hamner
Case Details
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 1998
Closing Date: 1999
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Private Entity/Person
Hamner
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Other Dockets:
Western District of Arkansas 6:98-cv-06111
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Granted:
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Amount Defendant Pays: 90000
Order Duration: 1999 - 2002
Issues
Discrimination Area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Sex/Gender(s):
EEOC-centric:
Case Summary of EEOC v. Hamner d/b/a "Cock of the Walk Restaurant", Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/8214/ (last updated 2/8/2008).