Case: EEOC v. EL PASO COMPLETE PRINTING INC

3:00-cv-00067 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: March 16, 2000

Closed Date: Sept. 13, 2000

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Case Summary

EEOC's El Paso, TX office filed this sex discrimination lawsuit against the defendant, El Paso Complete Printing, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (El Paso)on 03/16/2000. EEOC alleged that a former female employee was disciplined for work rule violations based on her gender at defendant's El Paso, TX facility. EEOC also claimed that the employee was terminated after she protested against defendant's discriminatory policies. The former employee did no…

EEOC's El Paso, TX office filed this sex discrimination lawsuit against the defendant, El Paso Complete Printing, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (El Paso)on 03/16/2000. EEOC alleged that a former female employee was disciplined for work rule violations based on her gender at defendant's El Paso, TX facility. EEOC also claimed that the employee was terminated after she protested against defendant's discriminatory policies. The former employee did not intervene in the lawsuit.

The parties settled and proposed consent decree less than a month after EEOC filed a partial summary judgment on 08/11/2000. The district court entered the consent decree and closed the case on 09/13/2000.

The consent decree lasted for 2 years. The defendant was required to pay $40,000 to the former employee. The defendant must also provide neutral reference and expunge the employee's personnel file of anything related to this lawsuit. Additionally, the defendant was enjoined from discriminating based on gender and retaliating against opposition in the future. Specifically, the decree stipulated that the defendant was only prohibited from discriminating against females, not males. The defendant must also post notice of its EEO policies at the El Paso facility for two years and provide no less than 60 hours of training for all supervisory personnel there. The decree required the training to significantly involve attorneys certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Summary Authors

Yin Zheng (6/21/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:00-cv-00067

Docket

EEOC v. El Paso Complete Printing Inc

Sept. 13, 2000

Sept. 13, 2000

Docket
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3:00-cv-00067

Consent Decree

EEOC v. El Paso Complete Printing Inc

Sept. 13, 2000

Sept. 13, 2000

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

Last updated March 24, 2024, 3:07 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link

Case assigned to Judge David Briones (rc) (Entered: 03/16/2000)

March 16, 2000

March 16, 2000

1

Complaint filed. (rc) (Entered: 03/16/2000)

March 16, 2000

March 16, 2000

2

Waiver of Service by El Paso Complete ; Notice and Request Mailed on 3/20/00 ; Answer due on 5/19/00 for El Paso Complete (fe) (Entered: 03/23/2000)

March 23, 2000

March 23, 2000

4

Scheduling order setting Joining of parties, amending of pleadings on 7/23/00 Deadline for filing of all motions 8/30/00 Discovery cutoff 9/19/00 Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 10/30/00 ; Alternate Dispute Resolution Report due by 6/10/00 (cr) (Entered: 05/15/2000)

May 15, 2000

May 15, 2000

Bench trial set at 11/20/00 (cr) (Entered: 05/15/2000)

May 15, 2000

May 15, 2000

5

Notice of filingi letter to parties of court (cr) (Entered: 05/15/2000)

May 15, 2000

May 15, 2000

6

Alternate Dispute Resolution Report filed by El Paso Complete, ; Party(s) do not agree to Alternate Dispute Resolution does not consent to go before magistrate (fe) (Entered: 06/13/2000)

June 13, 2000

June 13, 2000

7

Alternate Dispute Resolution Report filed by Equal Employment, ; Party(s) do not agree to Alternate Dispute Resolution and doesn't consent to go before magistrate (fe) (Entered: 06/14/2000)

June 14, 2000

June 14, 2000

8

Amended Alternate Dispute Resolution Report filed by El Paso Complete, ; Party(s) do not agree to Alternate Dispute Resolution (fe) (Entered: 06/19/2000)

June 19, 2000

June 19, 2000

9

Proposed / Witness and exhibit List by Equal Employment (fe) (Entered: 07/28/2000)

July 28, 2000

July 28, 2000

10

Motion by Equal Employment for partial summary judgment (fe) (Entered: 08/14/2000)

Aug. 11, 2000

Aug. 11, 2000

11

Notice of filing Appendix of material in support of motion for partial summary judgment by Equal Employment (fe) (Entered: 08/14/2000)

Aug. 11, 2000

Aug. 11, 2000

12

Motion by El Paso Complete to amend answer [3-1] (fe) (Entered: 08/17/2000)

Aug. 17, 2000

Aug. 17, 2000

13

Order sua sponte that parties submit to the Court a proposed dismissal on or before 9/7/00 (fe) (Entered: 08/24/2000)

Aug. 24, 2000

Aug. 24, 2000

14

Joint motion by Equal Employment, El Paso Complete to enter consent decree (fe) (Entered: 09/08/2000)

Sept. 8, 2000

Sept. 8, 2000

15

Order granting joint motion to enter consent decree [14-1](fe) Modified on 09/13/2000 (Entered: 09/13/2000)

Sept. 13, 2000

Sept. 13, 2000

16

Consent judgment for Equal Employment against El Paso Complete (Pages: 7) (fe) (Entered: 09/13/2000)

Sept. 13, 2000

Sept. 13, 2000

Case closed (fe) (Entered: 09/13/2000)

Sept. 13, 2000

Sept. 13, 2000

Case Details

State / Territory: Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 16, 2000

Closing Date: Sept. 13, 2000

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

El Paso Complete Printing, Inc. (El Paso, TX), Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

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: 40000

Order Duration: 2000 - 2002

Content of Injunction:

Expungement of Employment Record

Neutral/Positive Reference

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Monitoring

Issues

General:

Retaliation

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discipline

Discrimination-basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex or Gender:

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits