Case: EEOC v. Servico Rolling Meadows, Inc.

1:02-cv-03261 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: May 7, 2002

Closed Date: June 12, 2003

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Chicago district office sued Servico Rolling Meadows, Inc., on May 7, 2002 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII when it discriminated based on sex (female) and national origin (Mexican) by creating a hostile work environment for the intervenor, who intervened in July 2002, and firing her in retaliation for her complaint. The assigned judge, Ruben Castillo, immediately designated the case for an expedited settlement conference, and after a series of settlement and status conferences, the parties entered into a consent decree on June 12, 2003. In this consent decree, the parties stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainant $90,000 in damages, post a notice of compliance with Title VII, provide Title VII training to its managers, record complaints of harassment, and report these complaints semiannually to the EEOC.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (7/26/2007)

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Document

1:02-cv-03261

Docket

EEOC v. Servico Rolling Meadows, Inc.

June 12, 2003

June 12, 2003

Docket
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1:02-cv-03261

Complaint

EEOC v. Servico Rolling Meadows, Inc. d/b/a Holiday Inn Rolling Meadows, a subsidiary of Lodgian, Inc.

May 7, 2002

May 7, 2002

Complaint
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1:02-cv-03261

Intervenor's Complaint

EEOC v. Servico Rolling Meadows, Inc. d/b/a Holiday Inn Rolling Meadows, a subsidiary of Lodgian, Inc.

July 2, 2002

July 2, 2002

Complaint
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1:02-cv-03261

Consent Decree

EEOC v. Servico Rolling Meadows, Inc. d/b/a Holiday Inn Rolling Meadows, a subsidiary of Lodgian, Inc.

June 12, 2003

June 12, 2003

Settlement Agreement

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Docket

Last updated March 20, 2024, 3:09 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link

SCHEDULE set on 5/15/02 by Hon. Ruben Castillo : After a review of the initial pleadings in this case, this Court has decided to hold an expedited settlement conference. Plaintiff's counsel is directed to immediately serve the complaint and exhaust all settlement possibilities for this lawsuit. The Court will hold a settlement conference on 7/18/02 at 11:00 a.m. Parties to file a joint status report on or before 7/16/02. (SEE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS ORDER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.) Counsel for plaintiff to notify all other parties of the Court's Order. mailed notice (rao) (Entered: 05/15/2002)

May 15, 2002

May 15, 2002

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WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant sent on 5/8/02 (yap) (Entered: 06/13/2002)

June 13, 2002

June 13, 2002

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ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for intervenor plaintiff by Margaret Megan O'Malley, John Paul Madden (yap) (Entered: 07/17/2002)

July 2, 2002

July 2, 2002

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INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by intervenor plaintiff; jury demand (yap) (Entered: 07/17/2002)

July 2, 2002

July 2, 2002

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ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Elaine Saphier Fox, Richard Patrick McArdle (yap) (Entered: 07/09/2002)

July 8, 2002

July 8, 2002

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ANSWER by defendant to plaintiff's complaint [1-1] (yap) (Entered: 07/09/2002)

July 8, 2002

July 8, 2002

6

MOTION by Maria Martinez to intervene ; Notice (yap) (Entered: 07/17/2002)

July 9, 2002

July 9, 2002

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INITIAL STATUS REPORT by plaintiff and defendant (yap) (Entered: 07/16/2002)

July 15, 2002

July 15, 2002

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MINUTE ORDER of 7/16/02 by Hon. Ruben Castillo: Maria Martinez's motion to intervene [6-1] is granted. M. Megan O'Malley and John P. Madden are granted leave to file their appearance on behalf of intervenor plaintiff, Maria Martinez. Mailed notice (yap) (Entered: 07/17/2002)

July 16, 2002

July 16, 2002

SCHEDULE set on 7/18/02 by Hon. Ruben Castillo : Settlement conference held in chambers. The parties are requested to fully exhaust all remaining settlement possibilities for this case prior to the next status hearing. Status hearing set for 8/20/02 at 9:45 a.m. mailed notice (rao) (Entered: 07/18/2002)

July 18, 2002

July 18, 2002

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INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by intervenor plaintiff; Notice (yap) (Entered: 07/23/2002)

July 18, 2002

July 18, 2002

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APPLICATION for leave to appear pro hac vice for intervenor plaintiff by Samuel Matchett ; Order entered granting leave by Hon. Ruben Castillo (Attachment) (yap) (Entered: 07/23/2002)

July 18, 2002

July 18, 2002

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ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for intervenor plaintiff by M. Megan O'Malley and John P. Madden (yap) (Entered: 07/23/2002)

July 18, 2002

July 18, 2002

SCHEDULE set on 7/31/02 by Hon. Ruben Castillo : Status hearing held and continued to 9/5/02 at 9:45 a.m. Status hearing set for 8/20/02 is vacated. mailed notice (rao) (Entered: 07/31/2002)

July 31, 2002

July 31, 2002

SCHEDULE set on 9/5/02 by Hon. Ruben Castillo : Status hearing held and continued to 10/31/02 at 9:45 a.m. mailed notice (rao) (Entered: 09/05/2002)

Sept. 5, 2002

Sept. 5, 2002

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EXPEDITED REFERRAL ORDER: Case referred to Hon. Morton Denlow for settlement conference Mailed notice. (rao) (Entered: 09/05/2002)

Sept. 5, 2002

Sept. 5, 2002

SCHEDULE set on 9/5/02 by Hon. Morton Denlow : This case has been referred to Judge Denlow to conduct a settlement conference. Judge Denlow requires full compliance with the enclosed standing order before conducting a settlement conference. The parties shall jointly contact the courtroom deputy, Donna Kuempel, at 312/435-5857 with mutually agreeable dates or appear on 9/24/02 at 10:00 a.m. to set a settlement conference date. Because of the volume of settlement conferences conducted by Judge Denlow, once a settlement conference date has been agreed upon, no continuance will be granted without a motion showing extreme hardship. Mailed notice (dmk) (Entered: 09/05/2002)

Sept. 5, 2002

Sept. 5, 2002

SCHEDULE set on 9/11/02 by Hon. Morton Denlow : Settlement conference set for 2:00 10/10/02. Status hearing set for 9/24/02 is stricken. Mailed notice (dmk) (Entered: 09/11/2002)

Sept. 11, 2002

Sept. 11, 2002

SCHEDULE set on 10/8/02 by Hon. Morton Denlow : Settlement conference set for 10/10/02 is stricken on request of the Parties. Status hearing set to 10:00 10/31/02 . Mailed notice (dmk) (Entered: 10/08/2002)

Oct. 8, 2002

Oct. 8, 2002

SCHEDULE set on 10/31/02 by Hon. Ruben Castillo : Status hearing held and continued to 11/26/02 at 9:30 a.m. Jury trial set for 3/17/02 at 10:00 a.m. mailed notice (rao) (Entered: 10/31/2002)

Oct. 31, 2002

Oct. 31, 2002

SCHEDULE set on 10/31/02 by Hon. Morton Denlow : Status hearing held and continued to 10:00 11/26/02 . Mailed notice (mmm) (Entered: 10/31/2002)

Oct. 31, 2002

Oct. 31, 2002

SCHEDULE set on 11/26/02 by Hon. Ruben Castillo : Status hearing held and continued to 1/15/03 at 9:45 a.m. mailed notice (rao) (Entered: 11/26/2002)

Nov. 26, 2002

Nov. 26, 2002

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MINUTE ORDER of 11/26/02 by Hon. Morton Denlow : Status hearing held and continued to 2/13/03 at 10:00 a.m. The parties to contact the courtroom deputy if they wish to schedule a settlement conference. Mailed notice (yap) (Entered: 12/02/2002)

Nov. 26, 2002

Nov. 26, 2002

SCHEDULE set on 1/15/03 by Hon. Ruben Castillo : Status hearing held and continued to 1/30/03 at 9:45 a.m. mailed notice (rao) (Entered: 01/15/2003)

Jan. 15, 2003

Jan. 15, 2003

SCHEDULE set on 1/27/03 by Hon. Ruben Castillo : Status hearing reset to 2/18/03 at 9:45 a.m. Status hearing set for 1/30/03 is vacated. mailed notice (rao) (Entered: 01/27/2003)

Jan. 27, 2003

Jan. 27, 2003

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MINUTE ORDER of 2/11/03 by Hon. Morton Denlow : The parties having represented that this case has settled and they will present a dismissal order to Judge Castillo, the referral of this action having been resolved, the case is returned to the assigned judge. Status hearing set for 2/13/03 is stricken. , Terminating the case referral to Hon. Morton Denlow Mailed notice by judge's staff (eav) (Entered: 02/12/2003)

Feb. 11, 2003

Feb. 11, 2003

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MOTION by plaintiff to enlarge time to file consent decree ; Notice. (fce) (Entered: 04/22/2003)

April 16, 2003

April 16, 2003

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MINUTE ORDER of 4/21/03 by Hon. Ruben Castillo : Plaintiff's motion to enlarge time to file consent decree is granted [18-1]. The parties are given until 5/6/03 to file the consent decree, or alternatively, to reinstate this lawsuit. The parties do not need to appear for the motion call on 4/22/03. Mailed notice (fce) (Entered: 04/22/2003)

April 21, 2003

April 21, 2003

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MINUTE ORDER of 4/30/03 by Hon. Ruben Castillo : Parties' oral request for an extension of time to submit the consent decree is granted. The parties are given until 5/30/03 to submit the consent decree or move to reinstate this lawsuit. Mailed notice (fce) (Entered: 05/01/2003)

April 30, 2003

April 30, 2003

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MOTION by plaintiff to enlarge time to file consent decree ; Notice. (fce) (Entered: 06/03/2003)

May 30, 2003

May 30, 2003

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MINUTE ORDER of 6/2/03 by Hon. Ruben Castillo : Plaintiff's motion to enlarge time to file consent decree is granted [21-1]. The parties are given until 6/5/03 to file the consent decree. The parties do not have to appear for the motion call on 6/10/03. Mailed notice (fce) (Entered: 06/03/2003)

June 2, 2003

June 2, 2003

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MOTION by plaintiff for entry of consent decree (Attachments); Notice. (fce) (Entered: 06/06/2003)

June 3, 2003

June 3, 2003

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MINUTE ORDER of 6/5/03 by Hon. Ruben Castillo : Plaintiff's motion for entry of consent decree [23-1] is entered and continued to 6/12/03. The parties do not have to appear for the motion call on 6/10/03. Mailed notice (fce) (Entered: 06/06/2003)

June 5, 2003

June 5, 2003

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MINUTE ORDER of 6/12/03 by Hon. Ruben Castillo : Plaintiff's motion for entry of consent decree is granted [23-1]. This case is hereby dismissed with prejudice. (Entered Consent Decree.) Mailed notice (fce) (Entered: 06/12/2003)

June 12, 2003

June 12, 2003

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Case Details

State / Territory: Illinois

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: May 7, 2002

Closing Date: June 12, 2003

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

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

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Servico Rolling Meadows, Inc. (Rolling Meadows, IL), Private Entity/Person

Servico Rolling Meadows, Inc., 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: 90000

Order Duration: 2003 - 2005

Content of Injunction:

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Recordkeeping

Issues

General:

Retaliation

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)

Discrimination-basis:

National origin discrimination

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex or Gender:

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

National Origin/Ethnicity:

Indian