Case: EEOC v. MERISTAR/RADISSON HOTEL

6:02-cv-06178 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: April 3, 2002

Closed Date: Sept. 11, 2003

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Case Summary

The New York District Office brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, against Meristar Management Co., LLC and Radisson Inn Rochester, a hotel. The complaint, filed in April 2002, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that Defendant had subjected the charging party and other female housekeepers to a sexually hostile work environment, retaliation, and constructive dis…

The New York District Office brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, against Meristar Management Co., LLC and Radisson Inn Rochester, a hotel. The complaint, filed in April 2002, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that Defendant had subjected the charging party and other female housekeepers to a sexually hostile work environment, retaliation, and constructive discharge. The charging party and at least one other victim were high school students who worked part-time at the hotel.

The charging party's parents intervened in the EEOC suit on her behalf in April 2002, and in September 2003 the parties entered into a consent decree. According to the EEOC settlement press release, Defendant was required to pay a total of $625,000 ($275,000 to the charging party and $350,000 to be distributed among nine female claimants identified by the EEOC). The settlement report also indicated that the defendants were enjoined from discriminating or retaliating in violation of Title VII. The only document that we have for this case is the docket.

Summary Authors

Shankar Viswanathan (7/20/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/23360868/parties/equal-employment-v-radisson-inn/

Judge(s)

Siragusa, Charles J. (New York)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Adams, Raechel L. (New York)

Bissel, Katherine E. (New York)

Attorney for Defendant

Lorenger, Michael J. (New York)

Stanat, Erika N.D. (New York)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

6:02-cv-06178

Docket (PACER)

Equal Employment v. Radisson Inn

Sept. 11, 2003

Sept. 11, 2003

Docket

6:02-cv-06178

EEOC Litigation Settlements - September 2003

EEOC v. Meristar Management Co., LLC, Radisson Inn Rochester

No Court

Oct. 30, 2003

Oct. 30, 2003

Press Release

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/23360868/equal-employment-v-radisson-inn/

Last updated Nov. 4, 2026, 6:28 p.m.

Docket for: Equal Employment v. Radisson Inn
ECF Number Date Description Link
1 April 3, 2002

COMPLAINT filed; Government filing; fee waived (BJB) (Entered: 04/09/2002)

RECAP
April 3, 2002

SUMMONS(ES) issued for Radisson Inn, Meristar Management, Meristar Hotels & (BJB) (Entered: 04/09/2002)

PACER
April 3, 2002

SUMMONS(ES) issued for Radisson Inn, Meristar Management, Meristar Hotels & (BJB)

2 April 10, 2002

MOTION by Anthony Berardi, Linda Berardi to Intervene Court to set return date (BJB) (Entered: 04/11/2002)

RECAP
3 April 10, 2002

MEMORANDUM by Anthony Berardi, Linda Berardi in support of [2-1] motion to Intervene by Linda Berardi, Anthony Berardi (BJB) (Entered: 04/11/2002)

RECAP
4 April 12, 2002

ORDER REFERRING CASE to USMJ Jonathan W. Feldman for all pretrial matters excluding dispositive motions ( signed by USDJ Charles J. Siragusa ) Notice and copy sent to Bradley Kammholz, Raechel L. Adams, Katherine E. Bissel . (BJB) (Entered: 04/17/2002)

RECAP
5 April 15, 2002

MOTION by Anthony Berardi, Linda Berardi to Intervene as party plaintiffs on behalf of their infant daughter Theresa Berardi Court to set return date (BJB) (Entered: 04/17/2002)

RECAP
6 April 15, 2002

MEMORANDUM by Anthony Berardi, Linda Berardi in support of [5-1] motion to Intervene as party plaintiffs on behalf of their infant daughter Theresa Berardi by Linda Berardi, Anthony Berardi (BJB) (Entered: 04/17/2002)

RECAP
April 19, 2002

Deadline updated; Response to Motion set to 5/13/02 for [5-1] motion to Intervene as party plaintiffs on behalf of their infant daughter Theresa Berardi , and Reply to Response to Motion set to 5/23/02 for [5-1] motion to Intervene as party plaintiffs on behalf of their infant daughter Theresa Berardi , and Motion Hearing set for 11:00 6/5/02 for [5-1] motion to Intervene as party plaintiffs on behalf of their infant daughter Theresa Berardi pursuant to notice (JWF) (BJB) (Entered: 04/19/2002)

PACER
April 19, 2002

Deadline updated; Response to Motion set to 5/13/02 for [5-1] motion to Intervene as party plaintiffs on behalf of their infant daughter Theresa Berardi, and Reply to Response to Motion set to 5/23/02 for [5-1] motion to Intervene as party plaintiffs on behalf of their infant daughter Theresa Berardi, and Motion Hearing set for 11:00 6/5/02 for [5-1] motion to Intervene as party plaintiffs on behalf of their infant daughter Theresa Berardi pursuant to notice (JWF) (BJB)

7 May 10, 2002

ORDER granting [5-1] motion to Intervene as party plaintiffs on behalf of their infant daughter Theresa Berardi mooting [2-1] motion to Intervene ( signed by USMJ Jonathan W. Feldman ) Notice and copy of order sent to Bradley Kammholz, Raechel L. Adams, Katherine E. Bissel (BJB) (Entered: 05/14/2002)

RECAP
8 May 16, 2002

Intervenor's COMPLAINT by against Radisson Inn, Meristar Management, Meristar Hotels & (BJB) (Entered: 05/22/2002)

RECAP
9 May 31, 2002

ANSWER to Complaint by Meristar Hotels &, Meristar Management, Radisson Inn (Attorney Fred G. Aten Jr.), (BJB) (Entered: 05/31/2002)

RECAP
10 May 31, 2002

ANSWER to Intervenors Complaint by Meristar Hotels &, Meristar Management, Radisson Inn (BJB) (Entered: 05/31/2002)

RECAP
11 July 2, 2002

ORDER, set Scheduling (case management) Conference for 10:00 8/8/02 ( signed by USMJ Jonathan W. Feldman ) Notice and copy of order sent to Bradley Kammholz, Fred G. Aten Jr., Raechel Adams, Katherine E. Bissel (BJB) (Entered: 07/02/2002)

RECAP
12 July 29, 2002

Proposed Discovery Plan by Equal Employment, Radisson Inn, Meristar Management, Meristar Hotels &, Anthony Berardi, Linda Berardi, Radisson Inn, Meristar Management, Meristar Hotels & (BJB) (Entered: 07/29/2002)

RECAP
13 Aug. 8, 2002

SCHEDULING ORDER setting DDL for Motions Join Parties/Amend Pleadings/Third party actions 1/2/03 Discovery cutoff 5/1/03, Mandatory disclosure set to 8/22/02, Expert Discovery set to 5/1/02 ; Plaintiff's expert witness ID deadline for 3/3/02 Defendant's expert witness ID deadline on 3/24/03 Deadline for filing of all motions 7/1/03 ; ( signed by USMJ Jonathan W. Feldman ). Notice and copy of order sent to Bradley Kammholz, Fred G. Aten Jr., Raechel L. Adams, Katherine E. Bissel (BJB) (Entered: 08/08/2002)

RECAP
14 Aug. 8, 2002

Scheduling conference held. Order issued (JWF) (BJB) (Entered: 08/19/2002)

RECAP
15 Oct. 11, 2002

Settlement conference held. Further Settlement conference set for 3:30 10/17/02 (JWF) (BJB) (Entered: 11/04/2002)

RECAP
17 Oct. 17, 2002

Settlement conference held (JWF) (BJB) (Entered: 01/08/2003)

RECAP
19 Oct. 23, 2002

Tele-Discovery hearing held (JWF) (BJB) (Entered: 01/09/2003)

RECAP
16 Nov. 18, 2002

NOTICE of address change by Equal Employment (BJB) (Entered: 11/18/2002)

RECAP
18 Jan. 7, 2003

STIPULATION and ORDER, to Dismiss the plaintiff-intervenor cliams and that party signed by USDJ Charles J. Siragusa . Notice and copy of order sent to Bradley Kammholz, Erika N.D. Stanat, Raechel L. Adams, Katherine E. Bissel . (BJB) (Entered: 01/08/2003)

RECAP
20 Jan. 16, 2003

CONSET MOTION FOR ENTRY OF STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER (BJB) (Entered: 01/16/2003)

RECAP
21 Jan. 17, 2003

STIPULATION and ORDER, of Protection signed by USDJ Charles J. Siragusa . Notice and copy of order sent to Erika N.D. Stanat, Katherine E. Bissel, Raechel L. Adams . (BJB) (Entered: 01/21/2003)

RECAP
22 Feb. 12, 2003

AMENDED COMPLAINT by Equal Employment, amending [1-1] complaint against Interstate Hotels (BJB) (Entered: 02/13/2003)

RECAP
23 March 13, 2003

MOTION by Radisson Inn, Meristar Management, Meristar Hotels & to Compel an independent mental examination, and to Extend Time to file expert reports Court to set return date (BJB) (Entered: 03/13/2003)

RECAP
March 19, 2003

Deadline updated; Response to Motion set to 4/10/03 for [23-1] motion to Compel an independent mental examination, set to 4/10/03 for [23-2] motion to Extend Time to file expert reports , and Motion Hearing set for 11:00 4/25/03 for [23-1] motion to Compel an independent mental examination, set for 11:00 4/25/03 for [23-2] motion to Extend Time to file expert reports pursuant to notice (JWF) (BJB) (Entered: 03/24/2003)

PACER
March 19, 2003

Deadline updated; Response to Motion set to 4/10/03 for [23-1] motion to Compel an independent mental examination, set to 4/10/03 for [23-2] motion to Extend Time to file expert reports, and Motion Hearing set for 11:00 4/25/03 for [23-1] motion to Compel an independent mental examination, set for 11:00 4/25/03 for [23-2] motion to Extend Time to file expert reports pursuant to notice (JWF) (BJB)

24 March 28, 2003

ANSWER by Radisson Inn, Meristar Management, Meristar Hotels &, Interstate Hotels (Attorney Fred G. Aten, Jr.) to amended complaint (BJB) (Entered: 03/31/2003)

RECAP
25 April 4, 2003

MOTION by Equal Employment to Compel Discovery Responses covering the entire relevant time period Court to set return date (BJB) (Entered: 04/04/2003)

RECAP
26 April 4, 2003

MEMORANDUM by Equal Employment in support of [25-1] motion to Compel Discovery Responses covering the entire relevant time period by Equal Employment (BJB) (Entered: 04/04/2003)

RECAP
27 April 4, 2003

TRIAL ATTORNEY DECLARATION by Equal Employment in support of [25-1] motion to Compel Discovery Responses covering the entire relevant time by Equal Employment (BJB) (Entered: 04/04/2003)

RECAP
28 April 10, 2003

RESPONSE by Equal Employment to [23-1] motion to Compel an independent mental examination by Meristar Hotels &, Meristar Management, Radisson Inn (BJB) (Entered: 04/11/2003)

RECAP
29 April 11, 2003

TRIAL ATTORNEY DECLARATION by Equal Employment Re: [23-1] motion to Compel an independent mental examination by Meristar Hotels &, Meristar Management, Radisson Inn (BJB) (Entered: 04/11/2003)

RECAP
30 April 14, 2003

AMENDED COMPLAINT by Equal Employment, amending [22-1] amended complaint by Equal Employment against Interstate Manage (BJB) (Entered: 04/14/2003)

RECAP
31 May 2, 2003

RESPONSE by Radisson Inn, Meristar Management, Meristar Hotels & to [25-1] motion to Compel Discovery Responses covering the entire relevant time period by Equal Employment (BJB) (Entered: 05/02/2003)

RECAP
32 May 13, 2003

REPLY MEMORANDUM by Equal Employment to response to [25-1] motion to Compel Discovery Responses covering the entire relevant period by Equal Employment (BJB) Modified on 05/14/2003 (Entered: 05/14/2003)

RECAP
33 May 20, 2003

MOTION by Radisson Inn, Meristar Management, Meristar Hotels & for Michael J. Lorenger to Appear Pro Hac Vice (BJB) (Entered: 05/27/2003)

RECAP
34 May 27, 2003

ORDER granting [33-1] motion for Michael J. Lorenger to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( signed by USDJ Charles J. Siragusa ) Notice and copy of order sent to Michael J. Lorenger, Erika N.D. Stanat, Raechel L. Adams, Katherine E. Bissel (BJB) (Entered: 05/28/2003)

RECAP
May 29, 2003

PRO HAC VICE fee paid as to Michael J. Lorenger. (BJB) (Entered: 06/02/2003)

PACER
May 29, 2003

PRO HAC VICE fee paid as to Michael J. Lorenger. (BJB)

35 June 11, 2003

Tele-Settlement dispute conference held (JWF) (BJB) (Entered: 06/13/2003)

RECAP
36 June 18, 2003

CONSENT MOTION by Equal Employment, Radisson Inn, Meristar Management, Meristar Hotels &, Interstate Hotels, Interstate Manage to Extend Time to file motions (BJB) (Entered: 06/19/2003)

RECAP
37 June 19, 2003

ORDER granting [36-1] motion to Extend Time to file motions, and reset Motion Filing deadline to 8/1/03 ( signed by USMJ Jonathan W. Feldman ) Notice and copy of order sent to Michael J. Lorenger, Erika N.D. Stanat, Raechel L. Adams, Katherine E. Bissel (BJB) (Entered: 06/20/2003)

RECAP
38 Sept. 11, 2003

CONSENT JUDGMENT (DECREE) for Equal Employment, Radisson Inn, Meristar Management, Meristar Hotels &, Interstate Hotels, Interstate Manage ( signed by USDJ Charles J. Siragusa ) Notice and copy of order sent Michael J. Lorenger, Erika N.D. Stanat, Raechel L. Adams, Katherine E. Bissel (BJB) (Entered: 09/12/2003)

RECAP
Jan. 27, 2023

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Case Details

State / Territory:

New York

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: April 3, 2002

Closing Date: Sept. 11, 2003

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

Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Meristar Management Co., LLC,

Radisson Inn - Rochester

Radisson Inn - Rochester

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Western District of New York 6:02-cv-06178

Available Documents:

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) 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:

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 625000

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

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