Case: EEOC v. SALINE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (d/b/a SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL)

4:03-cv-00399 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: May 28, 2003

Closed Date: June 7, 2007

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Case Summary

In May 2003, the Little Rock EEOC office, along with the Memphis office, brought this suit against the Saline County Medical Center d/b/a Saline Memorial Hospital in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The private party intervened in the EEOC case in April 2004. The complaint alleged that the private party plaintiff, a female employee of the hospital, was subjected to pervasive sexual harassment and the defendant failed to take action in response to her complaints in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.The case was settled in June 2004 by consent decree. The complainant was awarded $43,500; no mention of the harassment charge was to be included in her personnel file, and she was to be given a neutral reference to potential employers. The decree also required defendant to post notice of Title VII rights, distribute its sexual harassment policy to all employees, and to hold a sexual harassment training session.The decree was entered in June 2004 and scheduled to last until June 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (9/24/2007)

Clearinghouse (11/25/2018)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Beck, Terry (Arkansas)

Cash, William A. (Arkansas)

Dixon, Pamela B. (Arkansas)

Dobson, R. Margaret (Arkansas)

Attorney for Defendant

Herrington, Daniel Lee (Arkansas)

Judge(s)

Moody, James Maxwell (Arkansas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Beck, Terry (Arkansas)

Cash, William A. (Arkansas)

Dixon, Pamela B. (Arkansas)

Dobson, R. Margaret (Arkansas)

Attorney for Defendant

Herrington, Daniel Lee (Arkansas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

4:03-cv-00399	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Saline Cty Medical	June 7, 2004	June 7, 2004 Docket
1 4:03-cv-00399	Complaint EEOC v. Saline County Medical Center	May 28, 2003	May 28, 2003 Complaint
7 4:03-cv-00399	Motion to Intervene as Party Plaintiff EEOC v. Saline Memorial Hospital	April 19, 2004	April 19, 2004 Pleading / Motion / Brief
20 4:03-cv-00399	Consent Decree EEOC v. Saline County Medical Center	June 7, 2004	June 7, 2004 Order/Opinion

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Resources

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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: EEOC v. Saline Cty Medical

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	May 28, 2003	COMPLAINT with jury demand; no summons issued (former empl) (Entered: 05/28/2003)	RECAP
2	June 4, 2003	WAIVER OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS upon defendant Saline Cty Medical on 5/30/03 (tjj) (Entered: 06/05/2003)	RECAP
3	July 23, 2003	ANSWER by defendant (tjj) (Entered: 07/24/2003)	RECAP
4	July 30, 2003	INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER (DOC); Rule 26(f) conference to be held on or before 9/22/03; Rule 26(f) report due by 10/6/03; Rule 16(b) conference (if needed) will be scheduled; proposed jury trial date the week of 6/21/04 in Little Rock (cc: all counsel) (lej) (Entered: 07/30/2003)	RECAP
5	Sept. 22, 2003	JOINT RULE 26(f) REPORT by parties (tjj) (Entered: 09/23/2003)	RECAP
6	Sept. 30, 2003	FINAL SCHEDULING ORDER (DOC); jury trial set for 9:15 am the week of 6/21/04 in Little Rock; discovery due 4/22/04; status report due 4/22/04; pretrial info sheet due 6/1/04 (cc: all counsel) (tjj) (Entered: 09/30/2003)	RECAP
7	April 19, 2004	MOTION by Denise Heard to intervene as party pltf (tjj) (Entered: 04/20/2004)	RECAP
8	April 19, 2004	RETURN OF SERVICE upon Leslie Irons as a pharmacist for Wal-Mart Pharmacy of a subpoena duces tecum on 4/12/04 (tjj) (Entered: 04/20/2004)	RECAP
9	April 19, 2004	RETURN OF SERVICE upon Dr. Daniel Cartaya of a subpoena duces tecum on 4/12/04 (tjj) (Entered: 04/20/2004)	RECAP
10	April 19, 2004	RETURN OF SERVICE upon Dr. Jerry Dixon of a subpoena duces tecum on 4/12/04 (tjj) (Entered: 04/20/2004)	RECAP
11	April 19, 2004	RETURN OF SERVICE upon Nikole Stoll of the Wal-Mart Supercenter Pharmacy of a subpoena duces tecum on 4/12/04 4/12/04 (tjj) (Entered: 04/20/2004)	RECAP
12	April 19, 2004	RETURN OF SERVICE upon Jodie Conkley of the Walgreen Pharmacy of a subpoena duces tecum on 4/12/04 (tjj) (Entered: 04/20/2004)	RECAP
13	April 19, 2004	RETURN OF SERVICE upon Paula Mace of the Lewis Rice Clinic of a subpoena duces tecum on 4/12/04 4/12/04 (tjj) (Entered: 04/20/2004)	RECAP
14	April 19, 2004	RETURN OF SERVICE upon Deborah Quade MD of a subpoena duces tecum on 4/12/04 (tjj) (Entered: 04/20/2004)	RECAP
15	April 19, 2004	RETURN OF SERVICE upon Dr. Bradley Diner of a subpoena duces tecum on 4/12/04 (tjj) (Entered: 04/20/2004)	RECAP
16	April 19, 2004	RETURN OF SERVICE upon Rob Gerst Poe: The Care Center of a subpoena duces tecum on 4/13/04 (tjj) (Entered: 04/20/2004)	RECAP
17	April 19, 2004	RETURN OF SERVICE upon McCoy Tygart Pharmacy of a subpoena duces tecum on 4/12/04 (tjj) (Entered: 04/20/2004)	RECAP
18	April 22, 2004	ORDER by Judge James M. Moody granting motion to intervene as party pltf by Denise Heard [7-1] (cc: all counsel) (bmt) (Entered: 04/22/2004)	RECAP
19	April 22, 2004	STATUS REPORT by EEOC and Saline Cty Medical (3 to 4 day trial) (tjj) (Entered: 04/23/2004)	RECAP
20	June 7, 2004	CONSENT DECREE by Judge James M. Moody regarding the provisions of employment for employees of deft and the agreement between pltf and deft Heard; terminating case (cc: all counsel) (tjj) (Entered: 06/08/2004)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Arkansas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: May 28, 2003

Closing Date: June 7, 2007

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

Saline County Medical Center

Case Details

Causes of Action:

State Anti-Discrimination Law

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

Other Dockets:

Eastern District of Arkansas 4:03-cv-00399

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary 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

Expungement of Employment Record

Neutral/Positive Reference

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 43500

Order Duration: 2004 - 2007

Issues

Discrimination Area:

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

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. SALINE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (d/b/a SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL), Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/9178/ (last updated 11/25/2018).