Case: EEOC v. FOX NEWS NETWORK LLC

1:05-cv-09419 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Nov. 7, 2005

Closed Date: 2009

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Case Summary

The EEOC's New York district office sued Fox News Network, LLC on November 7, 2005 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII when it discriminated based on sex (female) by creating a hostile work environment, enforcing disparate conditions of employment, and retaliated by terminating one of its employees after she complained. The parties entered into a consent decree on August 8, 2006, which stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainants $225,000 in damages, post a notice of compliance with Title VII, provide Title VII training to its managers and employees, enforce and distribute a non-discrimination policy provided in the consent decree, and allow the EEOC to inspect documents to enforce the consent decree. The decree was to last for 40 months. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

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Aaron Weismann (7/25/2007)

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For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12082407/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-fox-news-network-llc/

Judge(s)

Pauley, William H. (New York)

Judge(s)

Pauley, William H. (New York)

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Documents in this case

1:05-cv-09419	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Fox News Network, L.L.C.	Aug. 8, 2006	Aug. 8, 2006 Docket
1 1:05-cv-09419	Complaint & Jury Demand EEOC v. Fox News Network, L.L.C.	Nov. 7, 2005	Nov. 7, 2005 Complaint
20 1:05-cv-09419	Consent Decree EEOC v. Fox News Network, L.L.C.	Aug. 8, 2006	Aug. 8, 2006 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/12082407/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-fox-news-network-llc/

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Docket for: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Fox News Network, LLC.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Nov. 7, 2005	COMPLAINT against Fox News Network, LLC.. Document filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(mo, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 11/8/2005 (lb, ). (Entered: 11/07/2005)	PACER
	Nov. 7, 2005	SUMMONS ISSUED as to Fox News Network, LLC.. (mo, ) (Entered: 11/07/2005)	PACER
	Nov. 7, 2005	Case Designated ECF. (mo, ) (Entered: 11/07/2005)	PACER
	Nov. 7, 2005	Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis is so designated. (mo, ) (Entered: 11/07/2005)	PACER
2	Nov. 15, 2005	ORDER RE INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: Initial Conference set for 1/5/2006 10:00 AM before Judge William H. Pauley III, in courtroom 11D. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley III on 11/15/05) copies sent by chambers.(cd, ) (Entered: 11/16/2005)	PACER
3	Dec. 19, 2005	REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE sent to Defendant Fox News Network, LLC. Document filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Request for Waiver Mailed on 11/8/2005. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Waiver Form)(Keenan, Judy) (Entered: 12/19/2005)	PACER
4	Dec. 19, 2005	WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. Fox News Network, LLC. waiver sent on 11/8/2005, answer due 1/9/2006. Document filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Keenan, Judy) (Entered: 12/19/2005)	PACER
5	Dec. 22, 2005	SCHEDULING ORDER:Initial Pretrial Conference set for 2/3/2006 12:00 PM before Judge William H. Pauley III. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley III on 12/20/05) (dle, ) (Entered: 12/23/2005)	PACER
	Dec. 22, 2005	Set/Reset Hearings: Pretrial Conference set for 2/3/2006 12:00 PM before Judge William H. Pauley III. (dle, ) (Entered: 12/23/2005)	PACER
6	Jan. 9, 2006	RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Document filed by Fox News Network, LLC..(Lovinger, Blythe) (Entered: 01/09/2006)	PACER
7	Jan. 9, 2006	NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Blythe Elisa Lovinger on behalf of Fox News Network, LLC. (Lovinger, Blythe) (Entered: 01/09/2006)	PACER
9	Jan. 9, 2006	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Answer & Rule 7.1 Statement served on EEOC on 1/9/06. Document filed by Fox News Network, LLC.. (Lovinger, Blythe) (Entered: 01/09/2006)	PACER
10	Jan. 20, 2006	RULE 26(f) DISCOVERY PLAN REPORT.Document filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(Adams, Raechel) (Entered: 01/20/2006)	PACER
11	Jan. 30, 2006	NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Raechel Lee Adams on behalf of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Adams, Raechel) (Entered: 01/30/2006)	PACER
12	Feb. 6, 2006	ORDER REFERRING CASE TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE. Order that case be referred to the Clerk of Court for assignment to a Magistrate Judge for Settlement. Referred to Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley III on 2/6/06) (db, ) (Entered: 02/07/2006)	PACER
13	Feb. 6, 2006	SCHEDULING ORDER No.2: Amended Pleadings due by 4/28/2006. Joinder of Parties due by 4/28/2006. Discovery due by 7/31/2006. Final Pretrial Conference set for 10/13/2006 10:00 AM before Judge William H. Pauley III. Joint Pretrial Order due by 10/13/2006. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley III on 2/3/06) (db, ) (Entered: 02/07/2006)	PACER
14	Feb. 15, 2006	ORDER Settlement Conference set for 4/19/2006 10:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis. (Signed by Judge Ronald L. Ellis on 2/15/06) (sac, ) (Entered: 02/15/2006)	PACER
15	May 2, 2006	PROTECTIVE ORDER...regarding procedures to be followed that shall govern the handling of confidential material.... (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley III on 5/1/06) (js, ) (Entered: 05/02/2006)	PACER
16	May 15, 2006	ORDER: It is hereby ordered that defendant's subpoenas directed to non-parties the NASDAQ Stock Market, New York City Department of Education, Enpowered Medical Media LLC, Jacqueline Eckhouse, Esq. and NBC Universal dated 4/26/2006 are quashed for failure to comply with F.R.C.P. 45(b)(1). The NASDAQ subpoena is also quashed for failure to comply with Fed.R.Civ.P.45(b)(2)... (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley III on 5/15/2006) (lb, ) (Entered: 05/16/2006)	PACER
18	May 18, 2006	TRANSCRIPT of proceedings held on 5/15/06 before Judge William H. Pauley III. (dle, ) (Entered: 05/23/2006)	PACER
17	May 19, 2006	TRANSCRIPT of proceedings held on 5/15/06 before Judge William H. Pauley III. (aba, ) (Entered: 05/19/2006)	PACER
19	June 9, 2006	SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER: This action has been referred to Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis for settlement. A conference will be held in this case by the Judge on June 23, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 18D, 500 Pearl Street. (Signed by Judge Ronald L. Ellis on 6/8/06) (js, ) (Entered: 06/09/2006)	PACER
20	Aug. 8, 2006	CONSENT DECREE AND JUDGMENT in favor of plaintiff against defendant. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley III on 8/4/06) (Attachments: # 1 notice of right to appeal)(ml, ) (Entered: 08/10/2006)	PACER