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Case Name	United States v. Brownsville	EE-TX-0441
Docket / Court	1:93-cv-00191 ( S.D. Tex. )
State/Territory	Texas
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	On September 14, 1993 the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit under Title VII against the City of Brownsville, Texas in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Texas. The DOJ sought injunctive relief. On December 8, 1993, the district court (Judge Filemon B. ... read more > On September 14, 1993 the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit under Title VII against the City of Brownsville, Texas in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Texas. The DOJ sought injunctive relief. On December 8, 1993, the district court (Judge Filemon B. Vela) entered a consent judgment for the D.OJ. and against the City of Brownsville. The docket ends on December 8, 1993 with the entry of the consent judgment. We have no further information on this case. Janani Iyengar - 10/17/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Defendant-type

Fire

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 Brownsville City of Brownsville
Plaintiff Description	U.S. Department of Justice
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	Unknown
Source of Relief	Unknown
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
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)

1:93-cv-00191 (S.D. Tex.)
EE-TX-0441-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/08/1993
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

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People


Judges	Garza, Fidencio G. (S.D. Tex.) EE-TX-0441-9000 Vela, Filemon Bartolome Court not on record EE-TX-0441-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Cornejo-Lopez, Elia Luz (Texas) EE-TX-0441-9000
	Fenton, William B. (District of Columbia) EE-TX-0441-9000
	Jones, Gaynelle Griffin (Texas) EE-TX-0441-9000
	Miller, Edward (District of Columbia) EE-TX-0441-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Deats, B. Craig (Texas) EE-TX-0441-9000
	Hollis, Thomas Clayton (Texas) EE-TX-0441-9000