Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2006
Closed Date: 2010
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In September 2006, the San Francisco District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Hammon Plating Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleging discrimination on the basis of national origin, Mexican, and gender, female, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint specifically alleged that the defendant subjected the complaining parties to a hostile work environment, leading to constructive termination. Following an unsuccessful motion to dismiss by the defendant and some discovery, the parties settled the lawsuit in October 2007 through mediation.
The two-and-a-half year decree, containing anti-discrimination and retaliation provisions, required the defendant to: report on complaints and make other compliance reports, develop an anti-discrimination policy, post notice of employee rights, provide EEO training, implement a complaint resolution process, and pay $115,000 to be distributed at the EEOC's sole discretion. The docket sheet shows that no further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2010.
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For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4166295/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-hammon-plating-corporation/
Adams, Raechel L. (California)
Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (California)
Anderson, Suzanne M (California)
Anderson, Kenneth P. (California)
Andrew, Regina Maria (California)
Adams, Raechel L. (California)
Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (California)
Anderson, Suzanne M (California)
Anderson, Kenneth P. (California)
Andrew, Regina Maria (California)
Arendes, Jennifer L. (California)
Attorney, Prim F. (California)
Backhaus, William C (California)
Bailey, Terri Hearn (California)
Bannon, Jeffrey C (California)
Bean, Julie Steptoe (California)
Biscardi-Andre, Beatriz (California)
Burstein, Jeffrey Charles (California)
Butler, Michelle T. (California)
Caiola, Michelle Anne (California)
Calhoun, June Wallace (California)
Cheung, Raymond T. (California)
Cole, Holly Waldron (California)
Coleman, Charles Franklin (California)
Cook, Terrence R. (California)
Crook, Debra Hawes (California)
Curtin, Nora Ellen (California)
Davis, Chandra Cain (California)
Dawkins, Robert K. (California)
DeCamp, Aaron Rutledge (California)
Dreilinger, Lauren Gayle (California)
Driscoll-MacEachron, James P (California)
Esparza-Cervantes, Elizabeth (California)
Farrell, Michael J (California)
Fiorito, Bradley S. (California)
Foslid, Kristen Marie (California)
Gochanour, Gregory M (California)
Golson, Aarrin Benatra (California)
Graham, Nancy Eleanor (California)
Grossman, Elizabeth (California)
Guerrier, Charles E. (California)
Gusewelle, Anne E. (California)
Hamilton, Deborah L (California)
Hendrickson, John C (California)
Hobson, William R (California)
Holman, Patrick J (California)
Hope, Jennifer L. (California)
Imdieke, Michael H. (California)
Isenhart, Jessi D. (California)
Johnson, Robert G. (California)
Johnson, Johnnie L. (California)
Jones, Stephanie Michelle (California)
Kennedy, Melvin D. (California)
Kittle, Rita Byrnes (California)
Krivonyak, J. Christopher (California)
Kuelbs, Meaghan Leigh (California)
Lawrence, Debra M. (California)
Lee, Damien Anthony (California)
Lepak, Thomas Scott (California)
Lucero, A.Luis Lucero (California)
Macy, James Douglas (California)
Malloy, Margaret Ann (California)
Marino, Stephanie (California)
Martinez, Ana Consuelo (California)
Maxion, Sanya Hill (California)
McBride, Dennis R (California)
McCord, Stacey Elise (California)
McCoy-Cruz, Kimberly A. (California)
McNair, Jacqueline H. (California)
Meredith, Brandi Lorraine (California)
Moench, William E (California)
Monahan, Camille A (California)
Murray, Steven Lee (California)
Naccarato, Elizabeth A (California)
Neary, Kathleen M. (California)
O'Boyle, Judith A. (California)
O'Brien, Michael J. (California)
Offen-Brown, David F. (California)
Olson, Kathryn Blaire (California)
Oppenheim, Harriett F (California)
Palmer-Denig, Jessica Ann (California)
Parker, Russell P (California)
Pearson, Gina Elaine (California)
Pence, Richard M. (California)
Peters, Kirsten Jennifer (California)
Peterson, Melanie M. (California)
Phillips, Ronald L. (California)
Pladson, Nicholas J (California)
Ranis, Michael Bruce (California)
Reams, Gwendolyn Young (California)
Rethage, Thomas D (California)
Rivera, Jadhira Virginia (California)
Roberts, Monique Joy (California)
Robertson, Michelle M (California)
Rose, Robert David (California)
Rucker, Marsha Lynn (California)
Savage, Markeisha K. (California)
Schmitt, Suzanne Julia (California)
Schnitzel, Andrew Marten (California)
Seth, Devika Rani (California)
Sexton, Richard I (California)
Stewart, Ronald S (California)
Stith, Rebecca S. (California)
Struble, Stephanie (California)
Szromba, Jeanne Bowman (California)
Tamayo, William R. (California)
Taylor, Judith G. (California)
Tetzlaff, Karl R. (California)
Thomas, Gillian Lathrop (California)
Thomas, Kelley Renee (California)
Thornton, Gerald L. (California)
Tomlinson, Robert F (California)
Turnage, Edwin Lake (California)
Valderrama, Hillary K (California)
Vance, Carrie Noelle (California)
Vasichek, Laurie A (California)
Vuong, Rumduol Kim (California)
Wagner, Steven Andrews (California)
Walter, Nicholas Glen (California)
Weisberg, Robert E. (California)
Whitehead, Jamal N (California)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4166295/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-hammon-plating-corporation/
Last updated April 18, 2025, 9:35 a.m.
State / Territory: California
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2006
Closing Date: 2010
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
Hammon Plating Corporation, Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Amount Defendant Pays: 115000
Order Duration: 2007 - 2010
Issues
General/Misc.:
Discrimination Area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination Basis:
National origin discrimination
Affected National Origin/Ethnicity(s):
Affected Sex/Gender(s):
EEOC-centric: