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Case Name
Meganathan v. Signal International, LLC
IM-TX-0037
Docket / Court
1:13-cv-00497 ( E.D. Tex. )
State/Territory
Texas
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Immigration and/or the Border
Special Collection
Signal International Guest Worker Cases
Attorney Organization
Southern Poverty Law Center
Case Summary
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Discrimination-area
Discipline
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Pay / Benefits
Discrimination-basis
Immigration status
National origin discrimination
Race discrimination
General
Bathing and hygiene
Disparate Treatment
Fines/Fees/Bail/Bond
Food service / nutrition / hydration
Housing
Loss or damage to property
Racial segregation
Sanitation / living conditions
Totality of conditions
Immigration/Border
Employer sanctions
Employment
Immigration lawyers
Temporary foreign workers program
U.S. citizenship - acquiring
National Origin/Ethnicity
Indian
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Race
Asian/Pacific Islander
Type of Facility
Non-government for profit
Causes of Action
42 U.S.C. § 1981
42 U.S.C. § 1985
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq.
State law
Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), 18 U.S.C. § 1589
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Dewan Consultants
Global Resources, Inc.
Gulf Coast Immigration Law Center
Law Offices of Malvern C. Burnett
Malvern C. Burnett
Michael Pol
Sachin Dewan
Signal International, Inc.
Plaintiff Description
4 Indian guestworkers fraudulently recruited to work in the U.S.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
Southern Poverty Law Center
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
Damages
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Private Settlement Agreement
Filing Year
2013
Case Ongoing
Yes
Related Cases
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Case Listing
IM-LA-0010
: David v. Signal International, LLC (E.D. La.)
IM-LA-0011
: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Signal International, LLC (E.D. La.)
IM-LA-0012
: Achari v. Signal International, LLC (E.D. La.)
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Docket(s)
1:13-cv-00497-MAC-ZJH
(E.D. Tex.)
IM-TX-0037-9000.pdf
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Detail
Date: 11/29/2016
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
Complaint [ECF# 1]
IM-TX-0037-0001.pdf
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Detail
Date: 08/07/2013
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Report and Recommendations of United States Magistrate Judge [ECF# 38]
(2014 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 126737)
IM-TX-0037-0002.pdf
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LEXIS
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Detail
Date: 07/03/2014
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order Denying Defendants Motion to Transfer [ECF# 44]
(E.D. Tex.)
IM-TX-0037-0003.pdf
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Date: 07/16/2014
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Report and Recommendation Denying Defendant Signal's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 16) [ECF# 47]
(2014 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 126779)
IM-TX-0037-0004.pdf
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LEXIS
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Detail
Date: 07/29/2014
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Report and Recommendation Denying the Burnett Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 11) [ECF# 49]
(2014 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 126780)
IM-TX-0037-0005.pdf
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LEXIS
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Detail
Date: 07/31/2014
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order Severing and Transferring Signal's Cross-Claims to the Eastern District of Louisiana [ECF# 102]
(E.D. Tex.)
IM-TX-0037-0007.pdf
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Date: 06/17/2015
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Memorandum and Order on the Parties' Motions to Exclude Expert Testimony [ECF# 103]
(2015 WL 11109846) (E.D. Tex.)
IM-TX-0037-0008.pdf
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WESTLAW
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Detail
Date: 06/26/2015
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Plan Support Agreement [ECF# 279-1]
IM-TX-0037-0006.pdf
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Detail
Date: 09/01/2015
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Status Report [ECF# 109]
IM-TX-0037-0009.pdf
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Detail
Date: 11/08/2016
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
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Judges
Crone, Marcia A.
(S.D. Tex., E.D. Tex.)
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Hawthorn, Zack
(E.D. Tex.) [Magistrate]
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Birnbaum, Timothy H.
(New York)
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Dodson, John Blake
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Hynes, Michael D.
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Sohn, Joshua Samuel
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Solberg, Brett David
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Defendant's Lawyers
Bollman, Patricia Anne F.
(Louisiana)
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Cerniglia, Timothy W.
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Cornblatt, James L.
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Davis, Lauren Masur
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Hangartner, Erin Casey
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Hasenkampf, Mitchell P.
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Herman, Jonathan Marc
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Keller, Robert Louis
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Maney, Kevin P.
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Masur Davis, Lauren C.
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Rabbani, Elham
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Roux, Brian C.
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Rydberg, Lance R.
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Sandler, Bradford J.
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Ungar, Hal D.
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Weinberger, Alan Dean
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Other Lawyers
Adams, Daniel D.
(New York)
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Arvelo, Jose E.
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Coco, Nathan F.
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Colby, Eben P.
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Dorris, William E.
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Ford, Kara D.
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Kinsella, Steven R.
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Mintz, Benjamin
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Raptis, Stephen T.
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Sabourian, Kayvon
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Werner, Daniel
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