Case: UGARTE v. DOUBLE TREE HOTEL CORPORATION

1:03-cv-00596 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2003

Closed Date: May 4, 2006

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Case Summary

The San Antonio District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Doubletree Hotels Corporation, Doubletree Hotel Systems, Inc, Felcor Lodging Trust, Inc., FCH/DT Holding, LP (d/b/a Doubletree Hotels and Doubletree Guest Suites Austin), Hilton Hotels Corporation, and DT Management, Inc. (d/b/a Doubletree Hotel and Doubletree Guest Suites Austin) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in September 2003. The complainant brought suit against the defendants in August 2003 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. The EEOC's complaint alleged sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The private plaintiff's complaint alleged sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of Title VII, and violations of 42 U.S.C. ß1985(3), RICO, FLSA, Texas Labor Code, and Texas tort law. The cases were consolidated in March, 2004. Prior to consolidation, very little litigation activity occurred in the EEOC's case. In the private plaintiff's case, the individual defendant filed several partial motions to dismiss, some of which were granted and some denied. Shortly after consolidation, both cases were settled by settlement agreement in May 2004.

The 2-year settlement agreement, containing an anti-discrimination clause, required the defendant to: post notice of anti-discrimination policy, provide both management and supervisor training and training for all employees, retain records of complaints of sexual harassment, report to the EEOC regarding training, and pay the complainant $285,000.

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Summary Authors

Daisy Manning (8/10/2008)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:03-cv-00596	Docket (PACER) Ugarte v. Double Tree Hotel Co, et al	May 4, 2004	May 4, 2004 Docket
12 1:03-cv-00596	Order [Dismissing Particular Claims] Ugarte v. Double Tree Hotel Co	Oct. 16, 2003	Oct. 16, 2003 Order/Opinion
17 1:03-cv-00596	Plaintiff's Second Amended Original Complaint Ugarte v. Doubletree Hotel Corporation	Nov. 12, 2003	Nov. 12, 2003 Pleading / Motion / Brief
19 1:03-cv-00596	Plaintiff's Third Amended Original Complaint Ugarte v. Doubletree Hotel Corporation	Dec. 11, 2003	Dec. 11, 2003 Pleading / Motion / Brief
27 1:03-cv-00596	Plaintiff's Fourth Amended Original Complaint Ugarte v. Doubletree Hotel Corporation	Dec. 31, 2003	Dec. 31, 2003 Pleading / Motion / Brief
57 1:03-cv-00596	Order [Regarding Motions for Partial Dismissal, etc.] Ugarte v. Doubletree Hotel Corporation	Feb. 10, 2004	Feb. 10, 2004 Order/Opinion
72 1:03-cv-00596	Order [Regarding Motions to Dismiss, etc.] Ugarte v. Doubletree Hotel Corporation	March 10, 2004	March 10, 2004 Order/Opinion
83 1:03-cv-00596	Order of Dismissal Ugarte v. Doubletree Hotel Corporation	May 4, 2004	May 4, 2004 Order/Opinion
80-1 1:03-cv-00596	Settlement Agreement EEOC v. DT Management Inc.	May 4, 2004	May 4, 2004 Settlement Agreement

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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 filed. (Pages: 5) (fe) (Entered: 09/29/2003)	Sept. 29, 2003	Sept. 29, 2003
2	Waiver of Service by Doubletree Hotels Co, Doubletree Hotel Sys, Felcor Lodging Trust, FCH/DT Holding, LP, Hilton Hotels Corpor ; Notice and Request Mailed on 10/15/03 ; Answer due on 12/15/03 for Doubletree Hotels Co, for Doubletree Hotel Sys, for Felcor Lodging Trust, for FCH/DT Holding, LP, for Hilton Hotels Corpor (td) (Entered: 11/17/2003)	Nov. 14, 2003	Nov. 14, 2003
3	Order extending answer due to 12/15/03 for Hilton Hotels Corpor, for FCH/DT Holding, LP, for Felcor Lodging Trust, for Doubletree Hotel Sys, for Doubletree Hotels Co signed by Honorable James R. Nowlin (mc2) (Entered: 11/18/2003)	Nov. 17, 2003	Nov. 17, 2003
4	Amended complaint by Equal Employment Opp against DT Management, Inc., amending complaint [1-1] (Pages: 6) (td) (Entered: 12/05/2003)	Dec. 3, 2003	Dec. 3, 2003
5	Answer by Doubletree Hotels Co, Doubletree Hotel Sys, Hilton Hotels Corpor, DT Management, Inc. (td) (Entered: 12/15/2003)	Dec. 15, 2003	Dec. 15, 2003
6	Recommendations for scheduling order by Equal Employment Opp, Doubletree Hotels Co, Doubletree Hotel Sys, Felcor Lodging Trust, FCH/DT Holding, LP, Hilton Hotels Corpor (td) (Entered: 01/29/2004)	Jan. 29, 2004	Jan. 29, 2004
7	Notice of filing Rule 26(F) Report by Equal Employment Opp, Doubletree Hotels Co, Doubletree Hotel Sys, Felcor Lodging Trust, FCH/DT Holding, LP, Hilton Hotels Corpor (td) (Entered: 01/29/2004)	Jan. 29, 2004	Jan. 29, 2004
8	Scheduling order setting Joining of parties, amending of pleadings on 6/14/04; Deadline for filing of all motions 1/28/05; Discovery cutoff 12/10/04; Alternate Dispute Resolution Report due by 5/3/04, signed by Honorable James R. Nowlin (td) (Entered: 02/03/2004)	Feb. 2, 2004	Feb. 2, 2004
9	Notice of filing Initial Disclosures by Doubletree Hotels Co, Doubletree Hotel Sys, Hilton Hotels Corpor, DT Management, Inc. (td) (Entered: 02/10/2004)	Feb. 9, 2004	Feb. 9, 2004
	Letter/Correspondence submitted by Equal Employment Opp regarding: related case #A-03-CA-596-SS (copy fwd to Judge Nowlin) (td) Modified on 02/10/2004 (Entered: 02/10/2004)	Feb. 10, 2004	Feb. 10, 2004
10	Order reassigning case to Judge Sam Sparks ... signed by Honorable James R. Nowlin (td) (Entered: 03/11/2004)	March 10, 2004	March 10, 2004
	Case reassigned from Honorable James R. Nowlin to Honorable Sam Sparks (td) (Entered: 03/11/2004)	March 10, 2004	March 10, 2004
11	Order signed by Honorable Sam Sparks consolidating this case with A:03-CA-596 for all purposes; all further docketing will be in Lead case A:03-CA-596. (tdk) (Entered: 03/12/2004)	March 11, 2004	March 11, 2004
	Notice of filing by DT Management, Inc., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of settlement agreement. (tdk) (Entered: 05/04/2004)	May 4, 2004	May 4, 2004
	Order of dismissal with prejudice; signed by Honorable Sam Sparks (tdk) (Entered: 05/04/2004)	May 4, 2004	May 4, 2004
	Case closed (tdk) (Entered: 05/04/2004)	May 4, 2004	May 4, 2004