Case: EEOC v. GODWINS SUPERMARKET

4:03-cv-03386 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 22, 2003

Closed Date: May 11, 2004

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Dallas district office sued Godwin's Supermarket, a Texas supermarket, on August 22, 2003 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The EEOC's complaint is unavailable for this case, however the consent decree, filed on May 11, 2004, summarizes the EEOC's causes of action. The EEOC alleged that Godwin's violated Title VII when it discriminated based on sex (female) when it terminated an employee because of her pregnancy. The consent decree stipulated that the defendant would pay $25,000 in damages to the aggrieved employee; revise, distribute and post its EEO policy; implement harsher punishments for discrimination; revise their managerial rating system; provide two hours of annual Title VII training; and report complaints of discrimination annually to the EEOC.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (6/12/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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4:03-cv-03386	Docket EEOC v. Godwin's Supermarket, et al	May 11, 2004	May 11, 2004 Docket
3 4:03-cv-03386	Memorandum and Order [Regarding Discovery Motions, Summary Judgment, and Motions to Dismiss] EEOC v. Godwin's Supermarket, et al	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003 Order/Opinion
10 4:03-cv-03386	Consent Decree EEOC v Godwin's Supermarket, et al	May 12, 2004	May 12, 2004 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT by Equal Employment Opp filed; (bchurchill) (Entered: 08/28/2003)	Aug. 22, 2003	Aug. 22, 2003
2	Order setting Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference on 1:30 12/19/03 before Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore and Order to Disclose Interested Persons, filed. ( Signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) Parties notified. (bchurchill) (Entered: 08/28/2003)	Aug. 22, 2003	Aug. 22, 2003
	2 SUMMONS issued for Godwin's Supermarket, Windog Enterprises (bchurchill) (Entered: 08/28/2003)	Aug. 22, 2003	Aug. 22, 2003
3	MEMORANDUM AND ORDER regarding discovery motions, motions for summary judgment and analogous motions to dismiss , entered. Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) (sfedele) (Entered: 10/01/2003)	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003 Clearinghouse
4	ANSWER to Complaint by Godwin's Supermarket, Windog Enterprises, filed. (psmith) (Entered: 10/31/2003)	Oct. 27, 2003	Oct. 27, 2003
	Filing Fee Paid; FILING FEE $ 255.00 RECEIPT # 539087 by Benson (sfedele) (Entered: 12/19/2003)	Dec. 12, 2003	Dec. 12, 2003
5	JOINT DISCOVERY/Case Management Plan by Equal Employment Opp, Godwin's Supermarket, Windog Enterprises , filed. (psmith) (Entered: 12/17/2003)	Dec. 16, 2003	Dec. 16, 2003
8	Minute entry: Rule 16 Scheudling Conf. held. Apps: Keri Mallon and Stephen Skinne both by phone . Ct Reporter: Stephanie Carlisle . Scheduling Order Entered. Disclosure of Interested Parties to be filed Mon. (hlerma) (Entered: 12/23/2003)	Dec. 19, 2003	Dec. 19, 2003
6	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS by Godwin's Supermarket filed. (tward) (Entered: 12/23/2003)	Dec. 22, 2003	Dec. 22, 2003
7	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS by Equal Employment Opp filed. (tward) (Entered: 12/23/2003)	Dec. 22, 2003	Dec. 22, 2003
9	SCHEDULING ORDER setting Amending of pleadings 1/15/04 ; Joining of parties 1/15/04 ; Pltf expert witness list submitted by 5/1/04 ; Deft expert witness list submitted by 6/1/04 ; Discovery cutoff 7/1/04 ; Deadline for filing all dispositive motions 8/1/04 ; Deadline for filing non-dispositive motions 8/1/04 ; Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 12/23/04 ; Docket call deadline 1:30 12/31/04 ; before Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore , entered. Parties notified. Trial Term: January 2005; ETT: 3 days, Jury trial ( Signed by Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore ) (khightower) (Entered: 12/24/2003)	Dec. 23, 2003	Dec. 23, 2003
	Rec'd proposed consent decree frw'd to cRD (sfedele) (Entered: 05/04/2004)	April 30, 2004	April 30, 2004