Case: EEOC v. Link-Paras ("Comfort Suites" and "Microtel Inn & Suites")

2:03-cv-02641 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Aug. 29, 2003

Closed Date: Aug. 5, 2007

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Case Summary

In August 2003, the Memphis Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against Link-Paras, LLC, doing business as Comfort Suites and Microtel Inn & Suites in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. However, it appears from the consent decree that the complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the three charging parties, female employees, on the basis of sex, female, by subjecting them to sexual harassment and by terminating two of the employees in retaliation for their complaints about sexual harassment. Following some scheduling orders, the parties settled the lawsuit through a consent decree at the end of August 2004.The three-year decree, containing an anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation clause, required the defendant to: develop an anti-discrimination policy which all employees must read and sign, post and distribute notice of employee rights, provide EEO training, report any complaint regarding sexual harassment and its resolution to the EEOC for three years, make certain compliance reports to the EEOC, and pay $35,000 to be distributed among three individuals.The decree was entered in 2004 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

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Daisy Manning (10/22/2007)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:03-cv-02641	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Link-Paras, LLC	Aug. 31, 2004	Aug. 31, 2004 Docket
14 2:03-cv-02641	Consent Decree EEOC v. Link-Paras, LLC	Aug. 5, 2004	Aug. 5, 2004 Settlement Agreement
15 2:03-cv-02641	Judgment in a Civil Case [Order of Dismissal] EEOC v. Link-Paras, LLC	Aug. 31, 2004	Aug. 31, 2004 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

Last updated March 26, 2025, 9:26 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT (Summonses NOT issued) ; Filing fee $ waived (AGJ) (Entered: 08/29/2003)	Aug. 29, 2003	Aug. 29, 2003
2	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant Link-Paras, LLC by W. Kerby Bowling II, Michael V. Tichenor (CCP) (Entered: 10/03/2003)	Oct. 1, 2003	Oct. 1, 2003
3	ANSWER TO COMPLAINT of the Plaintiff by defendant Link-Paras, LLC to [1-1]; jury demand (CCP) (Entered: 10/27/2003)	Oct. 24, 2003	Oct. 24, 2003
4	SETTING LETTER ; scheduling conference set for 2:00 12/15/03 before Allen (CCP) Modified on 11/19/2003 (Entered: 11/18/2003)	Nov. 18, 2003	Nov. 18, 2003
5	REPORT OF RULE 26(f) PLANNING MEETING by EEOC, Link-Paras, LLC (CCP) (Entered: 12/08/2003)	Dec. 5, 2003	Dec. 5, 2003
6	MINUTES: ; scheduling conference satisfied 2:00 12/15/03 joining parties ddl 1/16/04 for pltf and 2/16/04 for dft ; motion to dismiss 3/15/04; status of settlement efforts 1/31/04; response due in 15 days; mediation anticipated? Yes; pltf experts 4/17/04 and dft experts 5/17/04; summary judgment motions 7/19/04; estimated trial length 4-5; supplemental experts due early June; expert depositions due in late June; settlement conference after 8/31/04; Presiding Judge: Allen PLA Atty: Carson Owen DFT Atty: Michael Tichenor C/R: FTR (CCP) (Entered: 12/16/2003)	Dec. 15, 2003	Dec. 15, 2003
7	SCHEDULING ORDER 16(b) Mag Judge James H. Allen ; deadline for joining parties set for 1/16/04 for pltf and 2/16/03 for dft ; deadline for amending pleadings set for 1/16/04 for pltf and 2/16/04 for dft; motions to dismiss 3/15/04; discovery ddl 6/18/04; pltf rule 26 expert 4/16/04 and dft 5/17/04; supplemental expert disclosures 6/3/04; expert witness depositions; 6/22/04; filing dispositive motions 7/19/04 (cc: all counsel) (CCP) (Entered: 12/17/2003)	Dec. 16, 2003	Dec. 16, 2003
8	SETTING LETTER : pretrial order deadline set for 11/8/04 pretrial conference set for 11/15/04 at 8:45 : jury trial set for 11/29/04 at 9:00 (CCP) (Entered: 02/17/2004)	Feb. 17, 2004	Feb. 17, 2004
9	ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE by Mag Judge James H. Allen; Judge Anderson has been reassign to this case for all pending and future reference (cc: all counsel) (CCP) (Entered: 03/05/2004)	March 4, 2004	March 4, 2004
10	JOINT MOTION by plaintiff, defendant to amend scheduling order (CCP) (Entered: 05/28/2004)	May 27, 2004	May 27, 2004
11	ORDER granting Joint [10] Motion to Amend Scheduling Order. Signed by Judge S. Thomas Anderson. (ccp, ) (Entered: 06/04/2004)	June 3, 2004	June 3, 2004
12	JOINT MOTION for Protective Order by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Link-Paras, LLC. (ccp, ) (Entered: 06/17/2004)	June 16, 2004	June 16, 2004
13	ORDER granting [12] Joint Motion for Protective Order . Signed by Judge S. Thomas Anderson. (ccp, ) (Entered: 06/18/2004)	June 18, 2004	June 18, 2004
14	CONSENT DECREE / ORDER: Court reviewed terms of decree and ORDERED: Jurisdiction, Disclaimer, Duration of Decree, Injunctive Relief, Individual Remedies, Traning, Policy Prohibiting Harassment, Reporting, Posting of Notice, and Attorney's Fees and Costs. Signed by Judge Bernice B. Donald. (jae, ) (Entered: 08/05/2004)	Aug. 5, 2004	Aug. 5, 2004
15	JUDGMENT IN CIVIL CASE. In accordance with Consent Decree, case is dismissed . Signed by Judge Bernice B. Donald. (jae, ) (Entered: 09/01/2004)	Aug. 31, 2004	Aug. 31, 2004