Filed Date: Aug. 26, 2003
Closed Date: 2007
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In August 2003, the El Paso Area Office of the EEOC filed this suit against the Associates of Midland Cardiovascular and Internal Medicine, P.A. (d/b/a The Heart Center and Heart Place Hospital, L.P.) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant subjected the charging party, a female employee, to a hostile work environment consisting of verbal and physical sexual harassment. In addition, the defendant retaliated against the charging party by terminating her after she complained of the discrimination. After some scheduling orders, the parties settled in September 2004 through an agreed judgment.
The judgment had a duration of three years and required the defendant to: provide the charging party with a neutral employment reference, expunge her personnel files of all mentions to the charge of discrimination, and pay her $155,000.
The decree was entered in 2004 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.
Summary Authors
Michele Marxkors (6/27/2007)
Clearinghouse (12/26/2018)
Last updated March 26, 2024, 3:02 a.m.
State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Aug. 26, 2003
Closing Date: 2007
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 155000
Order Duration: 2004 - 2007
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: