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Case Name	United States of America v. City of Ville Platte, Louisiana	EE-LA-0098
Docket / Court	6:07-cv-00769-TLM-CMH ( W.D. La. )
State/Territory	Louisiana
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	On May 1, 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against the City of Ville Platte in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The D.O.J., alleging that the defendant discriminated against a pregnant employee ... read more > On May 1, 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against the City of Ville Platte in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The D.O.J., alleging that the defendant discriminated against a pregnant employee on the basis of her gender, sought injunctive and monetary relief. The DOJ specifically alleged that although the female employee requested full-time employment, the defendant only offered her a part-time position due to her pregnancy. On June 11, 2007, the district court (Judge Tucker L. Melancon) entered a consent decree, which stated that the defendant would create and make public a policy regarding discrimination on the basis of sex and pregnancy. The defendant also agreed to pay the employee damages. This case is closed. Janani Iyengar - 11/21/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Defendant-type

Law-enforcement

Discrimination-area

Promotion

Discrimination-basis

Pregnancy discrimination

Sex discrimination

General

Pattern or Practice

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	City of Ville Platte Police Department
Plaintiff Description	USA on behalf Latonya Rideau
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Damages Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Case Closing Year	2007
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents

Docket(s)

07-CV-769-TLM-CMH (W.D. La.)
EE-LA-0098-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 06/11/2007
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] EE-LA-0098-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/01/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Consent Decree [ECF# 6] EE-LA-0098-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/11/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Hill, C. Michael (W.D. La.) EE-LA-0098-9000 Melancon, Tucker L. (W.D. La.) EE-LA-0098-0002 \| EE-LA-0098-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Fenton, William B. (District of Columbia) EE-LA-0098-0001
	King, Karen J. (Louisiana) EE-LA-0098-0001 \| EE-LA-0098-9000
	Palmer, David J. (District of Columbia) EE-LA-0098-0001
	Tunnage, D W (District of Columbia) EE-LA-0098-0001 \| EE-LA-0098-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	LaFleur, K. Eric (Louisiana) EE-LA-0098-9000