Case: EEOC v. LANSINK CONSULTING INC. & E3 GROUP, INC.

3:98-cv-02817 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Dec. 1, 1998

Closed Date: Nov. 19, 1999

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Dallas district office sued Lansink Consulting, Inc., a Texas technology consultant, and E3 Group, Inc., a Texas commercial real estate property manager, on December 1, 1998 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The EEOC's complaint is unavailable, but the consent decree states that the EEOC alleged that the defendants violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act with regards to an elderly employee. The parties entered into the consent decree on November 19, 1999 which stipulated that the defendants would not discriminate based on age in the future, destroy the files surrounding the aggrieved employee's termination, and pay the aggrieved employee $20,000 in damages.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (6/6/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

3:98-cv-02817

Docket (PACER)

Equal Employment Opp v. Lansink Consulting

Feb. 10, 2000

Feb. 10, 2000

Docket
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3:98-cv-02817

Consent Decree

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lansink Consulting, Inc. and E3 Group, Inc.

Nov. 19, 1999

Nov. 19, 1999

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

Last updated March 27, 2024, 3:05 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

DEMAND for jury trial by plaintiff Equal Employment Opp (cxj) (Entered: 12/02/1998)

Dec. 1, 1998

Dec. 1, 1998

2

SUMMONS(ES) issued for defendant Lansink Consulting, defendant E3 Group Inc (Issued-2) (cxj) (Entered: 12/02/1998)

Dec. 1, 1998

Dec. 1, 1998

PRELIMINARY ASSIGNMENT TO Magistrate Judge Paul Stickney (cxj) (Entered: 12/02/1998)

Dec. 1, 1998

Dec. 1, 1998

3

ANSWER to Complaint by defendant Lansink Consulting, defendant E3 Group Inc (Attorney Robert C Rice), (4) (cxj) (Entered: 01/06/1999)

Jan. 5, 1999

Jan. 5, 1999

4

STATUS REPORT ORDER. Joint Status report due on 1/29/99 ( signed by AJF) Copies to counsel: 01/12/99 Page(s): 3 (cxj) (Entered: 01/12/1999)

Jan. 11, 1999

Jan. 11, 1999

5

JOINT STATUS REPORT by plaintiff Equal Employment Opp, defendant Lansink Consulting, defendant E3 Group Inc (10) (cxj) (Entered: 01/29/1999)

Jan. 28, 1999

Jan. 28, 1999

6

SCHEDULING ORDER setting Docket call set for 5/1/00 ; Joining of Parties on 5/11/99 ; Amending of Pleadings on 5/11/99 ; Deadline for filing of dispositive motions 12/30/99 ; Discovery cutoff 2/29/00 ; Pretrial materials due on 4/21/00 Proposed pretrial order due 4/21/00 ; Pretrial conference for 9:00 4/28/00 ; ( signed by AJF) Copies to counsel: 02/12/99 Page(s): 11 (cxj) (Entered: 02/12/1999)

Feb. 11, 1999

Feb. 11, 1999

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CONSENT DECREE/ORDER...PLEASE SEE ORDER FOR SPECIFICS... Dfts agree to pay Betty Cartwright the gross sum of $20,000.00 in backpay, lost benefits and liquidated damages in exchange for her execution of the settlement Agreement & Release to be executed...the parties agree to bear their own costs associated with this action including attorney's fees... ( signed by AJF) Copies to counsel: 11/22/99 Page(s) 6 (cxj) (Entered: 11/22/1999)

Nov. 19, 1999

Nov. 19, 1999

Case closed (cxj) (Entered: 11/22/1999)

Nov. 19, 1999

Nov. 19, 1999

8

NOTICE of Compliance with Consent Decree by defendant Lansink Consulting, defendant E3 Group Inc (3) (cxj) (Entered: 02/11/2000)

Feb. 10, 2000

Feb. 10, 2000

Case Details

State / Territory: Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 1, 1998

Closing Date: Nov. 19, 1999

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

E3 Group, Inc., Private Entity/Person

Lansink Consulting, Inc., Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Monetary Relief

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Amount Defendant Pays: 20000

Order Duration: 1999 - 2000

Content of Injunction:

Expungement of Employment Record

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination-basis:

Age discrimination

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits