Case: EEOC v. WILLIAMSON COUNTY CABLEVISION COMPANY

1:03-cv-00690 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2003

Closed Date: 2003

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Case Summary

In September 2003, the San Antonio District Office of the EEOC filed this suit against Williamson County Cablevision Company in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas alleging discrimination on basis of national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint alleged that the defendant terminated the charging party, a Hispanic employee, for a minor work violation while a similarly situated White employee who had committed more serious violatio…

In September 2003, the San Antonio District Office of the EEOC filed this suit against Williamson County Cablevision Company in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas alleging discrimination on basis of national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint alleged that the defendant terminated the charging party, a Hispanic employee, for a minor work violation while a similarly situated White employee who had committed more serious violations was not disciplined in any way. In addition, the defendant retaliated against the charging party for his participation in the investigation of a discrimination complaint. The parties settled in October 2003 shortly after the suit was filed through a consent decree.

The eight-month decree, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation provisions, required the defendant to provide the charging party with a neutral reference, expunge his personnel file of any negative information, post an EEOC poster in its Georgetown facility, and pay $1,000.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (6/11/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

1:03-cv-00690

Docket

EEOC v. Williamson County Cablevision Company

Oct. 17, 2003

Oct. 17, 2003

Docket
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1:03-cv-00690

Complaint

EEOC v. Williamson County Cablevision Company

Sept. 29, 2003

Sept. 29, 2003

Complaint
3

1:03-cv-00690

Consent Decree

EEOC v. Williamson County Cablevision Company

Oct. 17, 2003

Oct. 17, 2003

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

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ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link

Case assigned to Honorable Sam Sparks (fe) (Entered: 09/29/2003)

Sept. 29, 2003

Sept. 29, 2003

1

Complaint filed. (Pages: 5) (fe) (Entered: 09/29/2003)

Sept. 29, 2003

Sept. 29, 2003

1

Demand for jury trial by Equal Employment Opp (tdk) (Entered: 10/01/2003)

Sept. 29, 2003

Sept. 29, 2003

Court file prepared and forwarded to Judge Sparks (tdk) (Entered: 10/01/2003)

Oct. 1, 2003

Oct. 1, 2003

2

Joint motion by Equal Employment Opp, Williamson County Ca to enter consent decree (td) (Entered: 10/15/2003)

Oct. 14, 2003

Oct. 14, 2003

3

Order granting joint motion to enter consent decree [2-1] signed by Honorable Sam Sparks (tdk) (Entered: 10/20/2003)

Oct. 17, 2003

Oct. 17, 2003

Case closed (tdk) (Entered: 10/20/2003)

Oct. 17, 2003

Oct. 17, 2003

Case Details

State / Territory: Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2003

Closing Date: 2003

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Williamson County Cablevision Company (Georgetown, TX), Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Monetary Relief

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Amount Defendant Pays: 1000

Order Duration: 2003 - 2004

Content of Injunction:

Expungement of Employment Record

Neutral/Positive Reference

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Issues

General:

Retaliation

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discipline

Discrimination-basis:

National origin discrimination

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

National Origin/Ethnicity:

Indian