Case: EEOC v. LOUISIANA GUEST HOUSE, INC.

3:98-cv-00964 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Nov. 13, 1998

Closed Date: June 18, 1999

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Case Summary

In November 1998, the New Orleans District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Louisiana Guest House in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana alleging discrimination on the basis of religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant failed to accommodate the charging party's religious beliefs by refusing to allow him to attend regular weekly Islamic prayer service unless his work was completed and by terminating him w…

In November 1998, the New Orleans District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Louisiana Guest House in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana alleging discrimination on the basis of religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant failed to accommodate the charging party's religious beliefs by refusing to allow him to attend regular weekly Islamic prayer service unless his work was completed and by terminating him when the prayer service conflicted with a work assignment. The charging party intervened in the suit in January 1999. Thereafter, the EEOC and the defendant settled through a settlement agreement in February 1999, voluntarily dismissing their claims. The charging party and the defendant settled their remaining claims in June 1999.

The settlement agreement between the EEOC and the defendant required the defendant to: continue to post EEO and anti-discrimination notices, provide Title VII training for its administrators and managers, and pay the charging party $12,000.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (7/12/2007)

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Document

3:98-cv-00964

Docket [PACER]

EEOC v. LA Guest House

Oct. 9, 2001

Oct. 9, 2001

Docket
1

3:98-cv-00964

Complaint

EEOC v. Louisiana Guest House

Nov. 13, 1998

Nov. 13, 1998

Complaint
5

3:98-cv-00964

Intervenor Complaint

EEOC and Mark Morehouse v. Louisiana Guest House

Jan. 27, 1999

Jan. 27, 1999

Complaint
6

3:98-cv-00964

Consent Motion to Dismiss Complaint and Settlement Agreement

EEOC v. Louisiana Guest House

Feb. 10, 1999

Feb. 10, 1999

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

Last updated March 25, 2024, 3:02 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT (elp) (Entered: 11/16/1998)

Nov. 13, 1998

Nov. 13, 1998

2

ORDER, set Scheduling Conference for 9:30 3/4/99 , set Status Report deadline to 2/28/99 ( signed by Mag. Judge Docia L. Dalby ), issued notices. (elp) (Entered: 11/16/1998)

Nov. 13, 1998

Nov. 13, 1998

Clerk holding Complaint in Intervention (bw) (Entered: 01/12/1999)

Jan. 11, 1999

Jan. 11, 1999

3

MOTION to Intervene by Mark Morehouse (bw) (Entered: 01/12/1999)

Jan. 12, 1999

Jan. 12, 1999

4

ORDER granting [3-1] motion to Intervene by Mark Morehouse ( signed by Mag. Judge Docia L. Dalby ), issued notices. (bw) (Entered: 01/27/1999)

Jan. 27, 1999

Jan. 27, 1999

5

INTERVENOR'S Complaint by Mark Morehouse against LA Guest House (bw) (Entered: 01/28/1999)

Jan. 27, 1999

Jan. 27, 1999

6

CONSENT MOTION by Equal Employment Opp, LA Guest House (Attorney Gregory Guidry) to Dismiss Complaint (bw) (Entered: 02/10/1999)

Feb. 10, 1999

Feb. 10, 1999

7

ORDER granting [6-1] consent motion to Dismiss Complaint by LA Guest House, Equal Employment Opp...IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the pla's complaint is dismissed with prejudice, each party to the settlement agreement to bear its own costs. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this dismissal does not preclude the Intervenor from proceding against the dft by his complaint in intervention ( signed by Judge John V. Parker ), issued notices. (bw) (Entered: 02/10/1999)

Feb. 10, 1999

Feb. 10, 1999

8

ANSWER by LA Guest House to [5-1] intervenor complaint (elp) (Entered: 02/16/1999)

Feb. 16, 1999

Feb. 16, 1999

8

COUNTERCLAIM by LA Guest House against Mark Morehouse (elp) (Entered: 02/16/1999)

Feb. 16, 1999

Feb. 16, 1999

9

STATUS REPORT by Mark Morehouse (bw) (Entered: 03/01/1999)

Feb. 26, 1999

Feb. 26, 1999

Scheduling conference held (elp) (Entered: 03/04/1999)

March 4, 1999

March 4, 1999

10

ORDER,..Scheduling cnf held 3/4/99... set Amended Pleadings deadline to 7/16/99 , set Discovery deadline to 10/13/99 , set Expert Witness List deadline to 7/16/99 for pla and 8/13/99 for dft , set Expert reports deadline due by 8/13/99 for Equal Employment Opp , set Expert reports deadline due by 9/13/99 for LA Guest House , set Experts deposed deadline for 10/13/99 for Mark Morehouse, for LA Guest House, for LA Guest House, for Mark Morehouse, for Mark Morehouse, for LA Guest House, for Equal Employment Opp , set Dispositive Motion Filing deadline to 10/31/99 ( signed Mag. Judge Docia L. Dalby ), issued notices. (elp) (Entered: 03/04/1999)

March 4, 1999

March 4, 1999

11

JOINT MOTION by Mark Morehouse, LA Guest House to Dismiss with prejudice (elp) (Entered: 06/17/1999)

June 17, 1999

June 17, 1999

Case closed (bnw) (Entered: 06/18/1999)

June 18, 1999

June 18, 1999

**Set FRC Flag ..Record located at Federal Records Center in Fort Worth, TX (clp) (Entered: 10/09/2001)

Oct. 9, 2001

Oct. 9, 2001

Case Details

State / Territory: Louisiana

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Nov. 13, 1998

Closing Date: June 18, 1999

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

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

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Louisiana Guest House (Baton Rouge, LA), Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

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:

Voluntary Dismissal

Amount Defendant Pays: 12000

Content of Injunction:

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Accommodation / Leave

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discrimination-basis:

Religion discrimination

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit