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Case Name	United States v. Texas Department of Transportation	EE-TX-0442
Docket / Court	4:93-cv-01609 ( S.D. Tex. )
State/Territory	Texas
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	On May 28, 1993, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Transportation under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. ("Title VII") in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The Department of Justice asked the court for injunctive relief, alleging ... read more > On May 28, 1993, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Transportation under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. ("Title VII") in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The Department of Justice asked the court for injunctive relief, alleging that the defendant participated in employment discrimination on the basis of race. On June 24, 1993, the District Court (Judge Lynn N. Hughes) entered an order which approved a Consent Decree agreed upon by both parties. We have no further information on this case. Jane Wu - 11/25/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Defendant-type

Transportation

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

Plaintiff Type

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Race

Race, unspecified

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	State of Texas
Plaintiff Description	U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of employees discriminated against on the basis of race
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	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Case Closing Year	1993
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents

Docket(s)

4:93-cv-01609 (S.D. Tex.)
EE-TX-0442-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 06/24/1993
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

No documents currently in the collection

People


Judges	Hughes, Lynn Nettleton (S.D. Tex.) EE-TX-0442-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Fenton, William B. (District of Columbia) EE-TX-0442-9000
	Finder, Lawrence David (Texas) EE-TX-0442-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Gros, Christian J (Texas) EE-TX-0442-9000