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Case Name	EEOC v. LYONDELL-CITGO	EE-TX-0212
Docket / Court	4:06-cv-02738 ( S.D. Tex. )
State/Territory	Texas
Case Type(s)	Disability Rights-Pub. Accom. Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Houston district office of the EEOC brought this suit against Lyondell-Citgo Refining, LP (LCR), in August 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint alleged that LCR had refused to hire a male complainant due to his record of disability and because they ... read more > The Houston district office of the EEOC brought this suit against Lyondell-Citgo Refining, LP (LCR), in August 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint alleged that LCR had refused to hire a male complainant due to his record of disability and because they regarded him as disabled. LCR filed a motion for summary judgment in January 2008 and the EEOC filed a motion for partial summary judgment later that month. In April 2008, the EEOC's motion was denied and summary judgment was granted to LCR, ending the suit. Shankar Viswanathan - 06/03/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Lyondell-Citgo Refining, LP
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	Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	None
Case Closing Year	2008
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents

Docket(s)

4:06-cv-02738 (S.D. Tex.)
EE-TX-0212-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 04/09/2008
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1-1] EE-TX-0212-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/24/2006
Memorandum and Order (S.D. Tex.) EE-TX-0212-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 04/09/2008
Final Judgment (2008 WL 961909) (S.D. Tex.) EE-TX-0212-0003.pdf \| WESTLAW \| Detail Date: 04/09/2008

People


Judges	Stacy, Frances H. (S.D. Tex.) [Magistrate] EE-TX-0212-9000