Case: United States v. Denver Housing

1:93-cv-01993 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Sept. 22, 1993

Closed Date: 1994

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Case Summary

On September 22, 1993, the United States Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against the Denver Housing Authority in the U.S. District Court District of Colorado. The D.O.J. sought injunctive relief, specifically requesting that the defendant be enjoined from continuing its discriminatory hiring practices and that the defendant be forced to pay a female employee back pay.

The DOJ alleged that the defendant discriminated against this female employee on the basis of her gender and unfairly terminated her employment at the Denver Housing Authority based on this discrimination.

On January 4, 1994, the court (Judge John Kane) issued a consent decree in which the defendant agreed to refrain from engaging in practices which discriminated on the basis of gender. The defendant also agreed to pay the employee $35,000 for back pay.

This case is closed. We have no further information.

Summary Authors

Janani Iyengar (11/21/2007)

People

Judge(s)

Kane, John L. Jr. (Colorado)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Allison, James R. (Colorado)

Fenton, William B. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Kiovsky, Elizabeth I (Colorado)

Judge(s)

Kane, John L. Jr. (Colorado)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Allison, James R. (Colorado)

Fenton, William B. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Kiovsky, Elizabeth I (Colorado)

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1:93-cv-01993	Docket (PACER) United States v. Denver Housing Authority	July 15, 1999	July 15, 1999 Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued) (former empl) (Entered: 09/23/1993)	Sept. 22, 1993	Sept. 22, 1993
2	MOTION by defendant Denver Housing Auth for extension of time to respond to complaint to 11/8/93 (gms) (Entered: 10/20/1993)	Oct. 19, 1993	Oct. 19, 1993
3	MINUTE ORDER : by Judge John L. Kane granting deft's motion for extension of time to respond to complaint to 11/8/93 [2-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 10/20/93 (gms) (Entered: 10/20/1993)	Oct. 20, 1993	Oct. 20, 1993
4	ANSWER by defendant Denver Housing Auth complaint [1-1] (former empl) (Entered: 11/04/1993)	Nov. 4, 1993	Nov. 4, 1993
5	Minute ORDER FOR RULE 16 CONFERENCE by Judge John L. Kane ; Rule 16 conference set for 9:00 12/15/93 in Rm C504 (cc: all counsel) (former empl) (Entered: 11/05/1993)	Nov. 4, 1993	Nov. 4, 1993
6	COURTROOM MINUTES [Sched Conf] by Judge John L. Kane ; rule 16 conf held on 12/15/93 ; Scheduling Order presented and is signed; cnsl indicate that they may have a Consent Decree within a week; cnsl are to inform Ct of the settlement ; entry date : 12/16/93 (former empl) (Entered: 12/16/1993)	Dec. 15, 1993	Dec. 15, 1993
7	SCHEDULING ORDER Judge John L. Kane ; settlement conference 12/14/93 (cc: all counsel) (former empl) (Entered: 12/16/1993)	Dec. 15, 1993	Dec. 15, 1993
8	MOTION by defendant Denver Housing Auth for extension of time to respond to pla first set interrogs and request for prod docs by 1/17/94 (former empl) (Entered: 12/17/1993)	Dec. 16, 1993	Dec. 16, 1993
9	MINUTE ORDER : by Judge John L. Kane granting motion for extension of time to respond to pla first set interrogs and request for prod docs by 1/17/94 [8-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 12/17/93 (former empl) (Entered: 12/17/1993)	Dec. 17, 1993	Dec. 17, 1993
10	RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint upon defendant Denver Housing Auth on 12/23/93 by serving Phyllis Byrd, Spec. asst. (former empl) (Entered: 12/29/1993)	Dec. 28, 1993	Dec. 28, 1993
11	Joint Motion by plaintiff, defendant for order for entry of consent decree before Judge John L. Kane (gms) (Entered: 01/04/1994)	Jan. 3, 1994	Jan. 3, 1994
12	CONSENT DECREE by Judge John L. Kane granting motion for order for entry of consent decree before Judge John L. Kane [11-1]: Dft...is enjoined from engaging in any act... unlawfully discriminating against any person on the basis of sex; Dft shall offer Ms. Rodriguez a back pay monetary award of $35,000.00...; Dft agrees to notify Ms. Rodriguez of terms of this Consent Decree within 7 days of its entry; this Decree shall terminate 2 years from date of its entry; within 2 weeks of dfts receipt of Ms. Rodriguez executed Release form, dft shall provide cnsl for USA a report showing disposition of individual relief for Ms. Rodriguez...three months after entry of this Decree...dft shall provide cnsl for USA a copy of sexual harassment policy; parties shall bear their own costs in this action, including atty fees, except future matters arising from this Decree and require resolution by the Court terminating case (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 1/4/94 (former empl) (Entered: 01/04/1994)	Jan. 4, 1994	Jan. 4, 1994
13	RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint UNEXECUTED - attempted as to defendant Denver Housing Auth (former empl) (Entered: 01/06/1994)	Jan. 6, 1994	Jan. 6, 1994
14	LETTER from court (attached are docs held in safe) (former empl) (Entered: 07/19/1999)	July 15, 1999	July 15, 1999