Case: EEOC v. Select Pre-Owned Homes ("Castle Housing")

5:02-cv-01191 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Dec. 17, 2002

Closed Date: 2007

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Case Summary

In December 2002, the San Antonio district office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Select Pre-Owned Homes, Ltd. d/b/a Castle Housing in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the claimants and others similarly situated to a harassment based on their sex (female). The case settled by entry of a consent decree in February 2004. The three year consent decree required the defendant to pay the claimant $16,500 in damages, refrain from discrimination, adopt a sexual harassment policy, provide Title VII training for all of its managers, officers, and supervisory personnel, post notice, and keep records and give reports to the EEOC of any complaints of discrimination and sexual harassment.The decree was entered in 2004 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (7/17/2007)

Clearinghouse (12/26/2018)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/33239088/parties/eeoc-v-select-pre-owned-hom/

Judge(s)

Rodriguez, Xavier (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Gutierrez, Linda (Texas)

Rivela, David C. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Hayden, D. Wade (Texas)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

McKinney, Christopher J (Texas)

Judge(s)

Rodriguez, Xavier (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Gutierrez, Linda (Texas)

Rivela, David C. (Texas)

Taylor, Judith G. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Hayden, D. Wade (Texas)

Other

McKinney, Christopher J (Texas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

5:02-cv-01191	Docket EEOC v. Select Pre-Owned Homes, et al	Feb. 4, 2004	Feb. 4, 2004 Docket
19 5:02-cv-01191	Consent Decree EEOC v. Select Pre-Owned Homes, LTD., d/b/a Castle Housing	Feb. 4, 2004	Feb. 4, 2004 Settlement Agreement

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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/33239088/eeoc-v-select-pre-owned-hom/

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Docket for: EEOC v. Select Pre-Owned Hom

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Dec. 17, 2002	Demand for jury trial by EEOC (ct) (Entered: 12/18/2002)	RECAP
	Dec. 17, 2002	Case assigned to Honorable Edward C. Prado (ct) (Entered: 12/18/2002)	PACER
	Dec. 17, 2002	Case assigned to Honorable Edward C. Prado (ct)
2	Jan. 28, 2003	Notice of attorney appearance for EEOC by Judith G. Taylor (rg1) (Entered: 01/29/2003)	RECAP
	Jan. 29, 2003	Summons issued for Select Pre-Owned Homes (ep) (Entered: 01/29/2003)	PACER
	Jan. 29, 2003	Summons issued for Select Pre-Owned Homes (ep)
3	Jan. 30, 2003	Motion by Rebecca Kellar to intervene (Complaint in Intervention marked received and is attached) (rg1) (Entered: 02/03/2003)	RECAP
4	Feb. 11, 2003	Order granting motion to intervene [3-1] signed by Honorable Edward C. Prado (rg1) (Entered: 02/12/2003)	RECAP
5	Feb. 11, 2003	Intervenor's complaint against Select Pre-Owned Hom (Pages: 6) (rg1) (Entered: 02/12/2003)	RECAP
6	Feb. 12, 2003	Return of service executed as to Select Pre-Owned Hom, Select Pre-Owned Hom on 2/5/03 (rg1) (Entered: 02/12/2003)	RECAP
7	Feb. 21, 2003	Answer by Select Pre-Owned Hom (kc) (Entered: 02/24/2003)
7	Feb. 21, 2003	Answer by Select Pre-Owned Hom (kc) (Entered: 02/24/2003)	RECAP
8	March 20, 2003	Answer by Select Pre-Owned Homes to Rebecca Kellar's complaint in intervention. [5-1] (fe) (Entered: 03/21/2003)	RECAP
9	April 15, 2003	Report of Parties' Rule 26(f) Joint Discovery/CAse Management Plan by EEOC, Select Pre-Owned Hom (rg1) (Entered: 04/16/2003)	RECAP
	April 15, 2003	Joint Proposed Scheduling Order received. (rg1) (Entered: 04/16/2003)	PACER
	April 15, 2003	Joint Proposed Scheduling Order received. (rg1)
10	April 16, 2003	Recommendations for scheduling order by EEOC, Select Pre-Owned Hom, Rebecca Kellar (rg1) (Entered: 04/17/2003)	RECAP
11	April 21, 2003	Scheduling order setting Alternate Dispute Resolution Report due by 5/1/03; Joining of parties, amending of pleadings on 9/1/03; Discovery cutoff 11/28/03; Deadline for filing of all motions 12/31/03; Jury Selection set for 3/8/04; Jury trial set for 9:00 3/8/04 Pretrial order to submitted on or before 2/27/04 signed by Honorable Edward C. Prado (rg1) (Entered: 04/22/2003)	RECAP
12	April 25, 2003	Non-consent to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate by EEOC. (fe) (Entered: 04/28/2003)	RECAP
13	May 1, 2003	Alternate Dispute Resolution Report filed by EEOC, Select Pre-Owned Hom, Party(s) do not agree to Alternate Dispute Resolution (rg1) (Entered: 05/02/2003)	RECAP
14	Aug. 18, 2003	Order signed by Honorable Edward C. Prado transferring case to the Honorable Xavier Rodriguez. (tm) (Entered: 08/19/2003)	RECAP
	Aug. 18, 2003	Case reassigned from Honorable Edward C. Prado to Judge Xavier Rodriguez (tm) (Entered: 08/19/2003)	PACER
	Aug. 18, 2003	Case reassigned from Honorable Edward C. Prado to Judge Xavier Rodriguez (tm)
15	Oct. 23, 2003	Joint motion and brief in support by EEOC, Select Pre-Owned Hom, Rebecca Kellar for enlargement of deadlines (kc) (Entered: 10/24/2003)	RECAP
16	Oct. 30, 2003	Order granting joint motion for enlargement of deadlines [15-1] scheduling order deadlines: Deadline for filing of all motions by 4/29/04; Discovery deadline on 3/26/04; Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 6/25/04; Jury Selection set for 9:30 7/6/04; Jury Trial set for 9:30 7/6/04 signed by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. (fe) (Entered: 10/31/2003)	RECAP
17	Feb. 3, 2004	Joint motion by EEOC, Select Pre-Owned Hom, Rebecca Kellar to enter consent decree (Consent Decree attached to this motion) (fe) (Entered: 02/04/2004)	RECAP
18	Feb. 4, 2004	FINAL JUDGMENT ORDER ENTERING CONSENT DECREE. Granting joint motion to enter consent decree. [17-1] Signed by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. (fe) (Entered: 02/05/2004)	RECAP
19	Feb. 4, 2004	CONSENT DECREE signed by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. (Pages: 9) (fe) (Entered: 02/05/2004)	RECAP
	Feb. 4, 2004	Case closed (fe) (Entered: 02/05/2004)	PACER
	Feb. 4, 2004	Case closed (fe)

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 17, 2002

Closing Date: 2007

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

Select Pre-Owned Homes, Ltd.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Other Dockets:

Western District of Texas 5:02-cv-01191

Available Documents:

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Amount Defendant Pays: 16500

Order Duration: 2004 - 2007

Issues

General/Misc.:

Retaliation

Discrimination Area:

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination Basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. Select Pre-Owned Homes ("Castle Housing"), Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/8229/ (last updated 12/26/2018).