Case: EEOC v. AUSTIN COMMERCIAL, INC.

1:01-cv-00493 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: July 27, 2001

Closed Date: Dec. 6, 2001

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Case Summary

In July 2001, the EEOC district office in San Antonio, Texas brought this suit against Austin Commercial, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The complaint alleged that the defendant perpetuated a racially hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complainant alleged that a black employee was subjected to to racial graffiti, drawings of nooses with his name next to them, and invitations to Ku Klux Klan meetings by White co-workers. Two months after the defendant filed its initial answer with the court, the parties settled in December of 2001. No documentation of the settlement is available.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (7/19/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

1:01-cv-00493

Docket [PACER]

EEOC v. Austin Commercial, Inc.

Dec. 6, 2001

Dec. 6, 2001

Docket
1

1:01-cv-00493

Complaint

EEOC v. Austin Commercial, Inc.

July 27, 2001

July 27, 2001

Complaint
5

1:01-cv-00493

Joint Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice

EEOC v. Austin Commercial, Inc.

Dec. 3, 2001

Dec. 3, 2001

Pleading / Motion / Brief
6

1:01-cv-00493

Agreed Order to Dismiss with Prejudice

EEOC v. Austin Commercial, Inc.

Dec. 6, 2001

Dec. 6, 2001

Order/Opinion

Resources

Docket

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ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link

Case assigned to Honorable Sam Sparks (fe) (Entered: 07/30/2001)

July 27, 2001

July 27, 2001

1

Complaint filed. (Pages: 5) (fe) (Entered: 07/30/2001)

July 27, 2001

July 27, 2001

Case file prepared and forwarded to Judge Sparks (fe) (Entered: 07/30/2001)

July 27, 2001

July 27, 2001

2

Waiver of Service by Austin Commercial ; Notice and Request Mailed on 8/7/01 (fe) (Entered: 08/14/2001)

Aug. 14, 2001

Aug. 14, 2001

3

Answer by Austin Commercial (fe) (Entered: 10/01/2001)

Oct. 1, 2001

Oct. 1, 2001

4

Order requiring submission of proposed scheduling order by 12/03/01 (fe) (Entered: 10/03/2001)

Oct. 3, 2001

Oct. 3, 2001

5

Joint motion by EEOC, Austin Commercial to dismiss (with prejudice). (mc2) (Entered: 12/03/2001)

Dec. 3, 2001

Dec. 3, 2001

6

Order granting joint motion to dismiss (with prejudice) [5-1], all costs taxed against party incurring same. (Noticed 12/6/01.) (mc2) (Entered: 12/06/2001)

Dec. 6, 2001

Dec. 6, 2001

Case dismissed (mc2) (Entered: 12/06/2001)

Dec. 6, 2001

Dec. 6, 2001

Case Details

State / Territory: Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: July 27, 2001

Closing Date: Dec. 6, 2001

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

Austin Commercial, Inc., Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

None

Unknown

Source of Relief:

None

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis:

Race discrimination

Race:

Black

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits