Case: EEOC v. Crowne Plaza Hotel

5:05-cv-00139 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2005

Closed Date: July 31, 2008

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Case Summary

In September 2005, the EEOC's Detroit office filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan against Crowne Plaza Hotel alleging that it had created a hostile work environment for employees of Mexican national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC cited examples of verbal abuse, detrimental changes in working conditions and work assignments, as well as discharge due to discrimination against those of Mexican national origin. The parties retained a facilitative mediator in early 2006 and were able to submit a consent decree to the court, which was subsequently approved, in July 2006. The decree awarded $20,000 to one complainant and $9,000 to another complainant. It also ordered the defendant to pay $20,000 to a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that benefits immigrant rights. The decree also enjoined the defendant from discriminating or retaliating based on national origin as well as required the defendant to institute training programs and report employee complaints to the EEOC for a period of two years. The settlement term was 2 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

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Jason Chester (8/13/2007)

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Judge(s)

Bell, Robert Holmes (Michigan)

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Bell, Robert Holmes (Michigan)

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5:05-cv-00139	Docket EEOC v. Crown Plaza Hotel	July 31, 2006	July 31, 2006 Docket
1 5:05-cv-00139	Complaint EEOC v. Crown Plaza Hotel	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005 Complaint
21 5:05-cv-00139	Consent Decree EEOC v. Crown Plaza Hotel	July 31, 2006	July 31, 2006 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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14153325/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-crown-plaza-hotel/

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT and Jury Demand against Crown Plaza Hotel filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (jlg, ) (Entered: 09/30/2005)	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005 Clearinghouse
	SUMMONS ISSUED as to Crown Plaza Hotel (jlg, ) (Entered: 09/30/2005)	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005
2	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Omar Weaver on behalf of plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Weaver, Omar) (Entered: 10/31/2005)	Oct. 31, 2005	Oct. 31, 2005
3	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Frederic E. Champnella, II on behalf of defendant Crown Plaza Hotel with proof of service (Champnella, Frederic) Modified on 12/8/2005 to add text (gjf). (Entered: 12/07/2005)	Dec. 7, 2005	Dec. 7, 2005
4	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Susan Diane Koval on behalf of defendant Crown Plaza Hotel with proof of service (Koval, Susan) Modified on 12/8/2005 to add text (gjf). (Entered: 12/07/2005)	Dec. 7, 2005	Dec. 7, 2005
5	STIPULATION to Continue Defendant's Deadline to Respond to the Complaint (until January 6, 2006) with proof of service by defendant Crown Plaza Hotel (Koval, Susan) Modified on 12/8/2005 to add text (gjf). (Entered: 12/07/2005)	Dec. 7, 2005	Dec. 7, 2005
6	ORDER granting STIPULATION 5 to continue Defendant's deadline to respond to the complaint; signed by Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, ymc) (Entered: 12/08/2005)	Dec. 8, 2005	Dec. 8, 2005
7	ANSWER to complaint with Affirmative Defenses and proof of service by Crown Plaza Hotel (Koval, Susan) Modified on 1/9/2006 to add text (gjf). (Entered: 01/06/2006)	Jan. 6, 2006	Jan. 6, 2006
8	ORDER setting Rule 16 scheduling conference: Rule 16 scheduling conference is set for 2/9/2006 at 1:30 PM at 699 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville; status report due by 2/6/2006; signed by Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, sdb) (Entered: 01/10/2006)	Jan. 10, 2006	Jan. 10, 2006
9	JOINT STATUS REPORT (Koval, Susan) (Entered: 02/06/2006)	Feb. 6, 2006	Feb. 6, 2006
10	MINUTES of Rule 16 scheduling conference held before Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville; Case management Order to issue; (Proceedings Digitally Recorded) (Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville, dmh) (Entered: 02/09/2006)	Feb. 9, 2006	Feb. 9, 2006
11	CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER: jury trial set for 5/14/2007 at 9:00 AM at 601 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell; final pretrial conference set for 5/3/2007 at 1:00 PM at 601 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell; signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville (Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville, sdb) (Entered: 02/13/2006)	Feb. 13, 2006	Feb. 13, 2006
12	SELECTION of Lawrence J. Murphy as facilitative mediator by defendant Crown Plaza Hotel (Koval, Susan) (Entered: 02/23/2006)	Feb. 23, 2006	Feb. 23, 2006
13	NOTICE of appointment of Facilitative Mediator Lawrence J. Murphy; plaintiff VFM fee to be submitted by 3/13/2006; defendant VFM fee to be submitted by 3/13/2006 (ADR Administrator, mjs) (Entered: 03/01/2006)	March 1, 2006	March 1, 2006
14	NOTICE regarding VFM fees that were due 3/13/06 pursuant to Notice of Appointment of Facilitative Mediator 13; plaintiff VFM fee to be submitted by 3/27/2006; defendant VFM fee to be submitted by 3/27/2006 (ADR Administrator, mjs) (Entered: 03/17/2006)	March 17, 2006	March 17, 2006
	VFM FEE RECEIVED in the amount of $25.00, check number 42081 as to defendant Crown Plaza Hotel (ADR Administrator, mjs) (Entered: 03/27/2006)	March 27, 2006	March 27, 2006
15	NOTICE regarding VFM fees that were due March 13, 2006 pursuant to Notice of Appointment of Facilitative Mediator 13; plaintiff's VFM fee to be submitted by 4/24/2006 (ADR Administrator, mjs) (Entered: 04/14/2006)	April 14, 2006	April 14, 2006
16	SELECTION of Jon G. March as facilitative mediator by defendant Crown Plaza Hotel (Hren, Katherine) (Entered: 04/21/2006)	April 21, 2006	April 21, 2006
17	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Katherine Anica Hren on behalf of defendant Crown Plaza Hotel (Hren, Katherine) (Entered: 04/21/2006)	April 21, 2006	April 21, 2006
18	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Richard S. Rosenberg on behalf of defendant Crown Plaza Hotel (Rosenberg, Richard) (Entered: 04/26/2006)	April 26, 2006	April 26, 2006
	VFM FEE RECEIVED in the amount of $25.00, check number 410 as to plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (ADR Administrator, mjs) (Entered: 05/04/2006)	May 4, 2006	May 4, 2006
19	NOTICE of withdrawal of Counsel by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Rapport, Adele) (Entered: 06/07/2006)	June 7, 2006	June 7, 2006
20	PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Weaver, Omar) (Entered: 07/25/2006)	July 25, 2006	July 25, 2006
21	ORDER granting consent decree 20; signed by Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell (Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, ymc) (Entered: 07/31/2006)	July 31, 2006	July 31, 2006 Clearinghouse