Case: EEOC v. Dias Landscapes

9:06-cv-80297 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: March 30, 2006

Closed Date: Jan. 5, 2007

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Miami district office sued Dias Landscapes, Corporation on March 30, 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII by discriminating against Black, Haitian employees. Specifically, the EEOC alleged that the defendants had segregated its workforce and later discharged three individual claimants. The parties entered into a consent decree on December 15, 2006, stipulating that the defendant woul…

The parties entered into a consent decree on December 15, 2006, stipulating that the defendant would pay the complainants $150,000 in damages, post a notice of compliance with Title VII, provide Title VII training to its employees, draft and distribute a non-discrimination policy, report complaints of discrimination semiannually, and allow the EEOC to enter the defendant's premises to ensure compliance with the consent decree. The case was closed on January 5, 2007, but the Court retained jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the consent decree, set to last for three years. Since there is not further activity on the docket, this case is presumably closed.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (7/13/2007)

Rachel Barr (1/3/2018)

People

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Judge(s)

Middlebrooks, Donald M. (Florida)

Judge(s)

Middlebrooks, Donald M. (Florida)

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Documents in this case

9:06-cv-80297	Docket (PACER) United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dias Landscapes	Jan. 5, 2007	Jan. 5, 2007 Docket
1 9:06-cv-80297	Complaint United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dias Landscapes	March 30, 2006	March 30, 2006 Complaint
29 9:06-cv-80297	Consent Decree United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dias Landscapes	Dec. 15, 2006	Dec. 15, 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

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Docket for: U.S. - EEOC v. Dias Landscapes

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	March 30, 2006	COMPLAINT filed; Magistrate Judge Johnson (dg, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/03/2006)	RECAP
2	March 30, 2006	SUMMONS(ES) issued for Dias Landscapes (dg, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/03/2006)	RECAP
3	April 4, 2006	ORDER OF REFERENCE AND SETTING TRIAL DATE IN A CIVIL CASE: ORDER set Jury trial for 9:00 11/27/06 before Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks, set calendar call for 1:15 11/22/06 before Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks ( Signed by Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks on 4/4/06) [EOD Date: 4/6/06] (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/06/2006)	RECAP
3	April 4, 2006	ORDER OF REFERNECE: Pursuant to 28 USC Section 636(b)(1)(A) and the Magistrate Judge Rules of the local rules of the Southern District of Florida this cause is hereby referred to US Magistrate Judge Linne R. Johnson to conduct a scheduling conference pursuant to local rule 16.1.B, for the purpose of setting pre-trial deadline dates, and for determing possibile consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge for trial (Signed by Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks on 4/4/06) [EOD Date: 4/6/06] (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/06/2006)	RECAP
4	April 11, 2006	ORDER set scheduling conference for 11:30 5/23/06 before Magistrate Judge Linnea R. Johnson ( Signed by Magistrate Judge Linnea R. Johnson on 4/11/06) [EOD Date: 4/14/06] (cj, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/14/2006)	RECAP
5	April 27, 2006	MOTION by U.S. - EEOC (Attorney ) modify trial date and scheduling order (cj, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/27/2006)	RECAP
6	April 28, 2006	NOTICE of conflict by Dias Landscapes (cj, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/28/2006)	RECAP
7	May 2, 2006	ORDER granting [5-1] motion modify trial date and scheduling order Resetting Jury trial for 1/22/07 before Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks, and Reset calendar call for 1:15 1/15/07 before Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks (Signed by Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks on 5/02/06) [EOD Date: 5/3/06] (bb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 05/03/2006)	RECAP
8	May 16, 2006	JOINT Scheduling Report of Scheduling Meeting by U.S. - EEOC, Dias Landscapes (cj, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 05/16/2006)	RECAP
9	May 17, 2006	ORDER [7-3] order set calendar call for 1:15 1/17/07 before Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks (Signed by Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks on 5/17/06) [EOD Date: 5/18/06] (ck, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 05/18/2006)	RECAP
10	May 19, 2006	Answer and affirmative defenses by Dias Landscapes (Attorney Robin Lee Rosenberg, Michael Francis McAuliffe), (cj, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 05/19/2006)	RECAP
11	May 23, 2006	Minutes of Scheduling Conference held before Magistrate Judge Linnea R. Johnson on 5/23/06; Court Reporter Name or Tape #: LRJ-06-25-950 (eg, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 05/23/2006)	RECAP
12	May 23, 2006	RETURN OF SERVICE executed for Dias Landscapes on 4/29/06 Answer due on 5/19/06 for Dias Landscapes (ss, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 05/23/2006)	RECAP
13	May 23, 2006	SCHEDULING ORDER setting Discovery cutoff 10/30/06 ; Deadline for filing of all motions by 11/13/06 Memos of law due on or before 11/13/06 Pretrial Stipulation due on or before 12/26/06 ( Signed by Magistrate Judge Linnea R. Johnson on 5/23/06) [EOD Date: 5/25/06] CCAP (lh, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 05/25/2006)	RECAP
13	May 23, 2006	ORDER referring case to mediation. 15 days to appoint mediator ( Signed by Magistrate Judge Linnea R. Johnson on 5/23/06) [EOD Date: 5/25/06] (lh, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 05/25/2006)	RECAP
14	June 8, 2006	NOTICE of selection of Donald Spero as Mediator by U.S. - EEOC (gp, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/09/2006)	RECAP
15	June 9, 2006	Witness list by Charles Moise and Auguste Hilaire and Odolphe Raymond (cj, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/12/2006)	RECAP
16	June 12, 2006	ORDER on motion to inervene by Charles Moise, Auguste Hilaire and Odolphe Raymond ( Signed by Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks on 6/12/06) [EOD Date: 6/14/06] (cj, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/14/2006)	RECAP
17	June 12, 2006	NOTICE of attorney appearance for Charles Moise, Auguste Hilaire, Odolphe Raymond by (cj, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/14/2006)	RECAP
18	June 12, 2006	MOTION with memorandum in support by Charles Moise, Auguste Hilaire, Odolphe Raymond (Attorney ) to intervene (cj, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/14/2006)	RECAP
19	July 31, 2006	Answer and affirmative defenses by Dias Landscapes jury demand (rb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 08/02/2006)	RECAP
20	Sept. 18, 2006	NOTICE of Mediation Hearing on 11/02/06 Donald Spero added as mediator (dj, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/20/2006)	RECAP
21	Sept. 21, 2006	MOTION by Dias Landscapes to extend time name expert witness (dj, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/21/2006)	RECAP
22	Sept. 25, 2006	ORDER granting [21-1] motion to extend time name expert witness ( Signed by Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks on 9/25/06) [EOD Date: 9/26/06] (rb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/26/2006)	RECAP
23	Oct. 18, 2006	NOTICE of filing Proposed Order Scheduling Mediation by United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (lh) (Entered: 10/19/2006)	RECAP
24	Oct. 30, 2006	ORDER . Signed by Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks on 10/30/2006. (sw) (Entered: 10/30/2006)	RECAP
25	Nov. 3, 2006	NOTICE by Dias Landscapes Corporation Notice of Firm Name Change (McAuliffe, Michael) (Entered: 11/03/2006)	RECAP
26	Nov. 14, 2006	REPORT of Mediation Disposition: Settled(Nicholson, Allene) (Entered: 11/14/2006)	RECAP
27	Nov. 16, 2006	NOTICE of Settlement by United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Dreilinger, Lauren) (Entered: 11/16/2006)	RECAP
28	Dec. 14, 2006	Joint MOTION Entry of Consent Decree by United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1)(Dreilinger, Lauren) (Entered: 12/14/2006)	RECAP
29	Dec. 15, 2006	ORDER granting 28 Motion CONSENT DECREE SEE ORDER. Signed by Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks on 12/15/2006. (sw) (Entered: 12/15/2006)	RECAP
30	Jan. 4, 2007	NOTICE by United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission re 29 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dreilinger, Lauren) (Entered: 01/04/2007)	RECAP
31	Jan. 5, 2007	ORDER closing case and the Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the Consent Decree . Signed by Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks on 01/04/2007. (bs) (Entered: 01/05/2007)	RECAP