Case: EEOC v. RANDALL'S FOOD & DRUGS, INC.

4:97-cv-01798 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 21, 1997

Closed Date: June 5, 1997

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Case Summary

In May 1997 the Houston office of the EEOC brought this suit against Randall's Food & Drugs, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint is unavailable; therefore the exact allegations are unknown. It appears from the consent decree that the defendant was charged with violating Title VII by discriminating on the basis of race, national origin and sex. Specifically, the defendant is alleged to have refused to hire black, hispanic, or female applicants. The suit was settled in June 1997 by the entry of a consent decree.

The consent decree required the defendant to: pay 2.5 million to be divided among claimants, provide training to its employees, post notice of the settlement, post notice of all job openings, and provide offers of entry level employment to qualified claimants.

Summary Authors

Keri Livingston (10/23/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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4:97-cv-01798	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Randall's Food & Drugs	June 5, 1997	June 5, 1997 Docket
3 4:97-cv-01798	Joint Motion for Entry of the Consent Decree and Proposed Order EEOC v. Randalls Food & Drugs, Inc.	May 21, 1997	May 21, 1997 Settlement Agreement
10 4:97-cv-01798	Order Granting Entry of Consent Decree EEOC v. Randall's Food & Drugs	June 6, 1997	June 6, 1997 Order/Opinion
11 4:97-cv-01798	Order [Regarding Consent Decree] EEOC v. Randall's Food & Drugs	June 6, 1997	June 6, 1997 Order/Opinion
	SEC Printout with Information on Consent Decree EEOC v. Randalls Food Markets Inc. No Court	June 27, 1998	June 27, 1998 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; (bchurchill) (Entered: 05/21/1997)	May 21, 1997	May 21, 1997
2	ORDER for Conf set initial pretrial and scheduling conference for 9:00 7/28/97 before Magistrate Judge Frances H. Stacy , entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (bchurchill) (Entered: 05/21/1997)	May 21, 1997	May 21, 1997
3	JOINT MOTION for entry of consent decree and proposed order by EEOC, Randall's Food , filed (in expandex folder) (hlerma) Modified on 05/22/1997 (Entered: 05/22/1997)	May 21, 1997	May 21, 1997
4	ANSWER to Complaint by Randall's Food & (Added attorney James V Carroll ), filed.; jury demand (hlerma) (Entered: 05/22/1997)	May 21, 1997	May 21, 1997
5	ORDER appointing Guardian Ad Litem: Mr. Michael Carvin of the district of Columbia is appointed guardian ad litem to represent the interests of minor white, Asian, and other mail applicants for entry level jobs at Randalls Food & Drugs, Inc's Houston-area stores. If Mr. Carvin chooses to accept this appointment, he must notify the Court within five days , entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (fmremp) (Entered: 05/29/1997)	May 29, 1997	May 29, 1997
6	JOINT MOTION to vacate [5-1] order appointing guardian ad litem, [2-2] scheduling hrg order by EEOC, Randall's Food & , filed (hlerma) (Entered: 06/03/1997)	June 3, 1997	June 3, 1997
7	MEMORANDUM by EEOC, Randall's Food & in support of [6-1] joint motion to vacate [5-1] order appointing guardian ad litem, [2-2] scheduling hrg order , filed (hlerma) (Entered: 06/03/1997)	June 3, 1997	June 3, 1997
8	Minute entry: Conf regarding settlement held; App: Sustaita, Sacher, Carroll and Notestine. terminated deadlines Ct Reporter: Anita Manley (hlerma) (Entered: 06/04/1997)	June 3, 1997	June 3, 1997
9	ORDER vacating [5-1] order , entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (fmremp) (Entered: 06/06/1997)	June 5, 1997	June 5, 1997
10	ORDER granting [3-1] joint motion for entry of consent decree and proposed order , entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (fmremp) (Entered: 06/06/1997)	June 5, 1997	June 5, 1997
11	ORDER , entered; The Consent Decree entered this day was based on these factors: notice and opportunity to be heard were not given to affected third parties, appointment of guardian ad litem for white and Asian minor males was vacated on 6/5/97, the intersects of white and Asian minor males was not considered by Court, and EEOC has made a judicial admission that the collateral bar to attacking consent decrees would not apply to affected third parties in this case. Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (fmremp) (Entered: 06/06/1997)	June 5, 1997	June 5, 1997
	Case closed (fmremp) (Entered: 06/06/1997)	June 5, 1997	June 5, 1997