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Case Name	EEOC v. CARDIAC CONSULTANTS	EE-TX-0069
Docket / Court	1:99-cv-00584-HC ( E.D. Tex. )
State/Territory	Texas
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Houston office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Cardiac Consultants in September 1999, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The complainant alleged that the defendant harassed and constructively discharged her because of her race/national origin and the ... read more > The Houston office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Cardiac Consultants in September 1999, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The complainant alleged that the defendant harassed and constructively discharged her because of her race/national origin and the race (black) of her companion. The complainant intervened in the suit several months after initiation, and the court entered a consent decree approximately one month later. The two year consent decree includes an anti-discrimination provision, an anti-retaliation provision, and required training on employment discrimination. The defendant is also required to pay the complainant a confidential sum of money. Lionel Joiner - 05/30/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Content of Injunction

Discrimination Prohibition

Provide antidiscrimination training

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

National origin discrimination

Race discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Race

Black

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Cardiac Consultants R. Leldon Sweet
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Damages Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	2000 - 2002
Case Closing Year	2000
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)

1:99-cv-00584-HC (E.D. Tex.)
EE-TX-0069-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 11/15/2001
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Consent Decree [ECF# 20]

EE-TX-0069-0002.pdf | Detail
Date: 07/19/2000
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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