Case: United States v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit

3:93-cv-00044 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Jan. 8, 1993

Closed Date: 1997

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Case Summary

On January 8, 1993 The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an employment discrimination lawsuit in the District Court for the Northern District of Texas against the Dallas Area Rapid Transit. We do not have a copy of the Complaint, but from the docket, it appears that the plaintiff claimed race discrimination. The District Court (Judge Jerry Buchmeyer) approved a consent decree on January 13, 1993. The consent decree enjoined the defendant from retaliating against any person becaus…

On January 8, 1993 The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an employment discrimination lawsuit in the District Court for the Northern District of Texas against the Dallas Area Rapid Transit. We do not have a copy of the Complaint, but from the docket, it appears that the plaintiff claimed race discrimination.

The District Court (Judge Jerry Buchmeyer) approved a consent decree on January 13, 1993. The consent decree enjoined the defendant from retaliating against any person because of that person's opposition to discriminatory policies or filing of an EEOC charge. The defendant was also required to pay an individual employees money damages and offer that employee a position as Manager of Special Projects in the Department of Minority Affairs, grade 9, with retroactive seniority. On January 13, 1993, the court closed the case.

The individual employee intervened alleging that the defendants breached the consent decree. On April 3, 1995, the court denied the plaintiff-intervenor's motion for summary judgment. On November 27, 1995, the district court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment as to the intervenor's claim for breach of the consent decree.

The plaintiff-intervenor appealed. The Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants.

This case appears to be closed.

The only document available for this case is the docket.

Summary Authors

Kaitlin Corkran (4/8/2008)

People


Judge(s)

Buchmeyer, Jerry (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Bass, Alyse S. (District of Columbia)

Dunne, John R. (District of Columbia)

Fenton, William B. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Castaneda, Roland (Texas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

3:93-cv-00044

Docket [PACER]

May 29, 1997

May 29, 1997

Docket

Docket

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Case Details

State / Territory: Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Key Dates

Filing Date: Jan. 8, 1993

Closing Date: 1997

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

United States

Plaintiff Type(s):

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (Dallas, Dallas), County

Defendant Type(s):

Transportation

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Mixed

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Litigation

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Order Duration: 1993 - 1993

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Promotion

Discrimination-basis:

Race discrimination

Race:

Race, unspecified