Case: EEOC v. SEAPAC, INC.

4:99-cv-04525 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Dec. 29, 1999

Closed Date: Jan. 8, 2001

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Case Summary

In December 1999, the Houston District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Seapac, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. We do not have a copy of the complaint, but it appears from the final judgment that the complaint alleged discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After two settlement conferences and some discovery, the two parties settled the case in January 2001.

The agreed final judgment, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to pay the charging party $10,000 and to designate an EEO Coordinator to investigate all internal EEO complaints. In addition, the defendant agreed to: establish a private phone line for receiving EEO complaints, notify employees of their rights, post a notice of rights, and provide annual Title VII training for its managers.

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Kevin Wilemon (6/6/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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4:99-cv-04525	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Seapac Inc.	Jan. 8, 2001	Jan. 8, 2001 Docket
18 4:99-cv-04525	Final Judgment EEOC v. Seapac, Inc.	Jan. 8, 2001	Jan. 8, 2001 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…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT by EEOC filed; (leddins) (Entered: 12/29/1999)	Dec. 29, 1999	Dec. 29, 1999
2	Order setting Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference on 4:45 5/12/00 before Judge Ewing Werlein Jr and Order to Disclose Interested Persons, filed. Party filing case notified. (leddins) (Entered: 12/29/1999)	Dec. 29, 1999	Dec. 29, 1999
	1 SUMMONS issued for Seapac Inc (leddins) (Entered: 12/29/1999)	Dec. 29, 1999	Dec. 29, 1999
4	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Seapac Inc , filed. (hcarr) (Entered: 01/19/2000)	Jan. 19, 2000	Jan. 19, 2000
5	ANSWER to Complaint by Seapac Inc (Added attorney William L Davis), filed.; jury demand (hcarr) (Entered: 01/21/2000)	Jan. 21, 2000	Jan. 21, 2000
6	ORDER OF RESET: The scheduling conference has been reset for 2:45 6/23/00 before Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr , terminated deadlines , filed. (psmith) (Entered: 04/13/2000)	March 24, 2000	March 24, 2000
7	MOTION for settlement conference filed by Seapac Inc. Motion Docket Date 4/23/00 [7-1] motion . (fmremp) (Entered: 04/04/2000)	April 3, 2000	April 3, 2000
8	ORDER entered GRANTING [7-1] motion for settlement conference, Case is hereby referred to Magistrate Judge Frances Stacy to conduct a settlement conference referring case to Magistrate Judge Frances H. Stacy ; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr ) (leddins) (Entered: 04/06/2000)	April 5, 2000	April 5, 2000
9	ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE, set settlement conference for 1:00 on 5/2/00 before Magistrate Judge Frances H. Stacy , entered; Parties notified. (leddins) (Entered: 04/13/2000)	April 13, 2000	April 13, 2000
10	ORDER OF RESET; The scheduled settlement conference has been rescheduled, reset settlement conference for 10:00 5/30/00 before Magistrate Judge Frances H. Stacy , entered; Parties notified. (leddins) (Entered: 04/25/2000)	April 19, 2000	April 19, 2000
11	Minute entry of Settlement Conference held before Magistrate Judge Frances H Stacy on 5/30/00, filed: Appearances: William L Davis and Charles Farrell f/Deft; Nancy E Murphy f/Pltf; Settlement conference held; parties have until 6/12/00 to file status report as to this cause Ct Reporter: none (fmremp) (Entered: 05/31/2000)	May 30, 2000	May 30, 2000
12	JOINT DISCOVERY/Case Management Plan by EEOC and Seapac Inc filed. (fmremp) (Entered: 06/12/2000)	June 12, 2000	June 12, 2000
13	ORDER to reset scheduling conference for 2:45 8/4/00 before Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr , terminated deadlines , entered; Parties notified. (signed by Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr) (ddarneille) (Entered: 06/21/2000)	June 21, 2000	June 21, 2000
14	INITIAL DISCLOSURES by EEOC, filed. (fmremp) (Entered: 07/20/2000)	July 20, 2000	July 20, 2000
15	Minute entry: Scheudling Conf. held; Apps: Davis and Muphy. Docket Control Order entered. terminated deadlines (hlerma) (Entered: 08/07/2000)	Aug. 4, 2000	Aug. 4, 2000
16	SCHEDULING ORDER setting Pltf expert witness list submitted by 10/13/00 ; Deft expert witness list submitted by 11/17/00 ; Discovery cutoff 3/9/01 ; Deadline for filing all dispositive motions 4/13/01 ; Deadline for filing non-dispositive motions 4/13/01 ; Joint Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 6/1/01 ; Docket call deadline 4:00 7/6/01 ; before Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr , entered. Parties notified. ( Signed by Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr ) (hlerma) (Entered: 08/07/2000)	Aug. 4, 2000	Aug. 4, 2000
18	AGREED FINAL JUDGMENT for EEOC against Seapac Inc, entered. Parties ntfd. (signed by Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr) (ddarneille) (Entered: 01/08/2001)	Jan. 8, 2001	Jan. 8, 2001
	Case closed (ddarneille) (Entered: 01/08/2001)	Jan. 8, 2001	Jan. 8, 2001