Case: EEOC v. Security Finance Corporation of Louisiana

3:99-cv-00317 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Feb. 22, 1999

Closed Date: July 21, 2000

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Case Summary

The EEOC's New Orleans district office sued Security Finance Corporation, d/b/a Security Finance Corporation of Louisiana on February 22, 1999 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII when it discriminated based on race (African American) by failing to consider qualified African American individuals for an assistant manager position. The parties entered into a settlement agreement on July 21, 2000, the contents of which are unknown.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (7/20/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10996983/parties/e-e-o-c-v-security-fin-corp/

Judge(s)

James, Robert Gillespie (Louisiana)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Agular, Jeffery T (Louisiana)

Alfred-George, Pamela (Louisiana)

Hill, Keith T (Louisiana)

Attorney for Defendant

Babineaux, Joel P (Louisiana)

Judge(s)

James, Robert Gillespie (Louisiana)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Agular, Jeffery T (Louisiana)

Alfred-George, Pamela (Louisiana)

Hill, Keith T (Louisiana)

Attorney for Defendant

Babineaux, Joel P (Louisiana)

Manuel, Maria F (Louisiana)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

3:99-cv-00317	Docket	July 21, 2000	July 21, 2000 Docket
1 3:99-cv-00317	Complaint	Feb. 22, 1999	Feb. 22, 1999 Complaint
5 3:99-cv-00317	Amended Complaint	June 11, 1999	June 11, 1999 Complaint
17 3:99-cv-00317	Final Judgment of Dismissal with Prejudice	July 21, 2000	July 21, 2000 Order/Opinion

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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

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Docket for: E E O C v. Security Fin Corp

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Feb. 22, 1999	COMPLAINT filed w/jury demand. (Prest, B) (Entered: 02/24/1999)	RECAP
	Feb. 22, 1999	CASE ASSIGNED to Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes for discovery. (Prest, B) (Entered: 02/24/1999)	PACER
	Feb. 22, 1999	CASE ASSIGNED to Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes for discovery. (Prest, B)
	Feb. 23, 1999	TYPE OF FEE: FILING; FEE not paid; Amount of fee $0/USA Plaintiff. (former employee) (Entered: 02/23/1999)	PACER
	Feb. 23, 1999	TYPE OF FEE: FILING; FEE not paid; Amount of fee $0/USA Plaintiff. (former employee)
2	May 24, 1999	ANSWER to Complaint by Security Fin Corp (former employee) (Entered: 05/27/1999)	RECAP
3	June 9, 1999	MOTION with consent by E E O C for leave to amend [1-1] complaint with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes (former employee) (Entered: 06/09/1999)	RECAP
4	June 11, 1999	ORDER granting [3-1] motion for leave to amend [1-1] complaint (signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes) NOE by: dd (former employee) (Entered: 06/15/1999)	RECAP
5	June 11, 1999	AMENDED COMPLAINT by E E O C, (Answer due 6/21/99 for Security Fin Corp) amending [1-1] complaint; jury demand (former employee) (Entered: 06/15/1999)	RECAP
6	July 16, 1999	SCHEDULING ORDER: Jury Trial set for 9:00 2/7/00; Pretrial Conference set for 2:30 1/7/00; Joining of parties, amding of pleadings on 8/25/99; Pltf's expert info/rpts due 10/9/99; Discovery due 11/8/99; Dft's expert info/rpts due 11/8/99; Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 12:00 1/3/00; Deadline for filing of all motions 11/8/99; Expert depositions due 11/23/99; Plaintiff's counsel to host Conference to prepare PT order set for 12/8/99; Motions in limine due 12/23/99; Editing of Trial depositions/filing objections due 1/27/00; Trial inst., interr, etc due 1/27/00; Witness list due 9/9/99; deadlines set before Judge Robert G James (signed by Judge Robert G James) NOE by: sb (former employee) (Entered: 07/21/1999)	RECAP
7	Aug. 18, 1999	JOINT MOTION with consent by Security Fin Corp for continuance of trial, and rescheduling of deadlines with Proposed Order referred to Judge Robert G James (former employee) (Entered: 08/18/1999)	RECAP
8	Aug. 23, 1999	ORDER granting [7-1] motion for continuance of trial, granting [7-2] motion rescheduling of deadlines. Jury Trial set for 2/7/00 before Judge Robert G James is canceled . This case is referred to Magistrate Judge Hayes for the purpose of conducting a telephone scheduling conference (signed by Judge Robert G James) NOE by: dd (former employee) (Entered: 08/24/1999)
8	Aug. 23, 1999	ORDER granting [7-1] motion for continuance of trial, granting [7-2] motion rescheduling of deadlines. Jury Trial set for 2/7/00 before Judge Robert G James is canceled . This case is referred to Magistrate Judge Hayes for the purpose of conducting a telephone scheduling conference (signed by Judge Robert G James) NOE by: dd (former employee) (Entered: 08/24/1999)	RECAP
9	Jan. 6, 2000	MINUTE ENTRY: set rule 16 scheduling conference via telephone for 9:30 1/14/00 before Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes ; counsel for plaintiff is to initiate the call (signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes) NOE by: tr (Reeves, T) (Entered: 01/10/2000)	RECAP
	Jan. 14, 2000	Scheduling conference held (McInnis, S) (Entered: 01/19/2000)	PACER
	Jan. 14, 2000	Scheduling conference held (McInnis, S)
10	Jan. 18, 2000	MINUTE ENTRY of Rule 16 telephone scheduling conference held 1/14/00. Set Jury trial for 9:00 9/11/00 before Judge Robert G James ; Set pretrial conference for 9:00 8/11/00 before Judge Robert G James (signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes) NOE by: sme (McInnis, S) (Entered: 01/19/2000)	RECAP
11	Jan. 18, 2000	SCHEDULING ORDER: Jury Trial set for 9:00 9/11/00; Pretrial Conference for 9:00 8/11/00; Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 5:00 8/7/00; Joining of parties, amding of pleadings on 3/29/00; Witness list due 4/13/00; Pltf's expert info/rpts due 5/13/00; Dft's expert info/rpts due 6/12/00; Discovery due 6/12/00; Deadline for filing of all motions 6/12/00; Expert depositions due 6/26/00; Conference to prepare PT stips set for 7/12/00; Motions in limine due 7/27/00; Trial inst., interr, etc due 8/28/00; Trial depositions due 8/28/00; deadlines set before Judge Robert G James (signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes) NOE by: sem (McInnis, S) (Entered: 01/19/2000)	RECAP
12	May 3, 2000	MINUTE ENTRY; set telephone scheduling conference for 10:30 5/10/00 before Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes . Counsel for defendant is to initiate the conference call and is to have plaintiff's counsel on the phone before contacting Judge Hayes. (signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 05/04/2000)	RECAP
	May 10, 2000	Scheduling conference held (McInnis, S) (Entered: 05/15/2000)	PACER
	May 10, 2000	Scheduling conference held (McInnis, S)
13	May 12, 2000	MINUTE ENTRY of telephone Rule 16 conference held 5/10/00. Reset discovery due 7/12/00 ; Reset motion filing deadline for 7/12/00 (signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes) NOE by: sem (McInnis, S) (Entered: 05/15/2000)	RECAP
14	June 30, 2000	LETTER by Joel P Babineaux to Clerk advising that the parties have agreed to a mutual dismissal of claims. Copy to Judge James; Magistrate Judge Hayes & Pamela Alfred-George (Dean, S) (Entered: 06/30/2000)	RECAP
15	July 5, 2000	60 DAY ORDER of dismissal (signed by Judge Robert G James). NOE by: sem (McInnis, S) (Entered: 07/06/2000)	RECAP
16	July 20, 2000	MOTION by E E O C to dismiss all claims with prejudice, each party to bear their own respective costs with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes (McInnis, S) (Entered: 07/20/2000)	RECAP
17	July 21, 2000	JUDGMENT granting [16-1] motion to dismiss all claims with prejudice, each party to bear their own respective costs. (signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L Hayes) NOE by: dd (Dickerson, D) (Entered: 07/21/2000)	RECAP
	July 21, 2000	Case closed (Dickerson, D) (Entered: 07/21/2000)
	July 21, 2000	Case closed (Dickerson, D)

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Louisiana

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Feb. 22, 1999

Closing Date: July 21, 2000

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

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

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC 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

Security Finance Corporation

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Western District of Louisiana 3:99-cv-00317

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Voluntary Dismissal

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Hiring

Discrimination Basis:

Race discrimination

Affected Race(s):

Black

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. Security Finance Corporation of Louisiana, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/8409/ (last updated 7/20/2007).