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Case Name	United States v. Port Arthur Housing Authority	EE-TX-0440
Docket / Court	1:94-cv-00145 ( E.D. Tex. )
State/Territory	Texas
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	On March 10, 1994, the United States Department of Justice filed an employment discrimination lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against the Housing Authority of the City of Port Arthur, Texas. On March 22, 1994, the District Court (Judge Howell Cobb) entered a ... read more > On March 10, 1994, the United States Department of Justice filed an employment discrimination lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against the Housing Authority of the City of Port Arthur, Texas. On March 22, 1994, the District Court (Judge Howell Cobb) entered a consent judgment. On the same day, the case was closed. The only document available for this case is the docket. Kaitlin Corkran - 04/05/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Defendant-type

Housing Authority

Plaintiff Type

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Causes of Action

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Housing Authority of the City of Port Arthur
Plaintiff Description	United States
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Unknown
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Unknown
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	1994 - 1994
Case Closing Year	1994
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

1:94-cv-00145 (E.D. Tex.)
EE-TX-0440-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 03/22/1994
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

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People


Judges	Cobb, Howell Court not on record EE-TX-0440-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Fenton, William B. (District of Columbia) EE-TX-0440-9000
	Mason, Steven MacArthur (Texas) EE-TX-0440-9000
	Norris, Gloria Jean (Texas) EE-TX-0440-9000
	Turner, James P. (District of Columbia) EE-TX-0440-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Daughrity , C Lynn (Texas) EE-TX-0440-9000