Case: EEOC v. BOB WARD NEW HOMES, LLC.

1:05-cv-02728 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2005

Closed Date: June 23, 2008

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Case Summary

The Baltimore District Office filed this case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The defendant was Bob Ward New Homes at Harford County, a residential home builder. The complaint alleged that the complainant, a black male, was disciplined and terminated because of his race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit was filed in September 2005 and was eventually resolved by consent decree in June 2006. The complainant, who did not intervene in the case, was awarded a total of $46,000, and was given a promise of positive job references along with expungement of any mention of the incident from his personnel file. In addition, the company had to provide a training session to all employees and post a notice of rights. The duration of the consent decree was two years. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

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Kevin Wilemon (7/29/2007)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:05-cv-02728	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Bob Ward New Homes at Harford County, LLC	June 27, 2006	June 27, 2006 Docket
3-1 1:05-cv-02728	Amended Complaint EEOC v. Bob Ward New Homes at Harford County, LLC	Oct. 28, 2005	Oct. 28, 2005 Complaint
18 1:05-cv-02728	Consent Decree EEOC v. Bob Ward New Homes at Harford County, LLC	June 23, 2006	June 23, 2006 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Black Farmers FAQ: The history of discrimination against Black farmers and policy initiatives to remedy these inequities. Legal Defense Fund	Black farmers have long faced systemic discrimination by public and private institutions and barriers to economic mobility. Inequities in the administration of government farm programs and discrimina…		https://www.naacpldf.org/...
Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

Last updated March 27, 2025, 8:25 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against Bob Ward New Homes at Harford County LLC, L.W.J. Inc, Bob Ward Companies, LLC , filed by EEOC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(apl, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/03/2005)	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005
	Jury Trial Demand by EEOC. (apl, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/03/2005)	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005
3	AMENDED COMPLAINT against all defendants, filed by EEOC. (Attachments: # 1)(Quinlan, Cecile) (Entered: 10/28/2005)	Oct. 28, 2005	Oct. 28, 2005
4	ANSWER to Amended Complaint by Bob Ward New Homes at Harford County LLC.(Widmayer, Kathryn) (Entered: 01/31/2006)	Jan. 31, 2006	Jan. 31, 2006
5	MOTION to Dismiss Complaint by L.W.J. Inc, Bob Ward Companies, LLC. Responses due by 2/17/2006 (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law# 2 Affidavit Afidavit of Linda Veach# 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Widmayer, Kathryn) (Entered: 01/31/2006)	Jan. 31, 2006	Jan. 31, 2006
6	NOTICE of Appearance by Suzzanne W Decker on behalf of all defendants (Decker, Suzzanne) (Entered: 02/01/2006)	Feb. 1, 2006	Feb. 1, 2006
7	STIPULATION of Dismissal (JOINT) by EEOC, L.W.J. Inc, Bob Ward Companies, LLC. (Decker, Suzzanne) (Entered: 02/14/2006)	Feb. 14, 2006	Feb. 14, 2006
8	PAPERLESS ORDER APPROVING 7 Joint Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice filed by EEOC, L.W.J. Inc, Bob Ward Companies, LLC. Signed by Judge J. Frederick Motz on 2/14/06. (mcb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 02/15/2006)	Feb. 14, 2006	Feb. 14, 2006
9	Settlement Conference - requesting (Widmayer, Kathryn) (Entered: 02/21/2006)	Feb. 21, 2006	Feb. 21, 2006
10	Correspondence regarding request for settlement conference before a magistrate judge. (Motz, J.) (Entered: 02/22/2006)	Feb. 22, 2006	Feb. 22, 2006
11	ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Susan K. Gauvey for Settlement or other ADR Conference. Signed by Judge J. Frederick Motz on 2/23/06. (mcb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 02/24/2006)	Feb. 23, 2006	Feb. 23, 2006
12	ORDER SETTING date for a Settlement Conference. Signed by Judge Susan K. Gauvey on 2/28/06. (Attachments: # 1 Mediation Article)(mcb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/01/2006)	Feb. 28, 2006	Feb. 28, 2006
13	Settlement Conference - rescheduling to April 6, 2006, at 8:00 a.m. (Gauvey, Susan) (Entered: 03/27/2006)	March 27, 2006	March 27, 2006
	Telephone Settlement Conference held on 4/4/2006 before Judge Susan K. Gauvey. (mcb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/05/2006)	April 4, 2006	April 4, 2006
	Settlement Conference held on 4/6/2006 before Judge Susan K. Gauvey. (mcb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/06/2006)	April 6, 2006	April 6, 2006
14	ORDER DISMISSING case with each party to bear its own costs unless otherwise agreed without prejudice to the right of a party to move for good cause to reopen this action if settlement is not consummated. Signed by Judge J. Frederick Motz on 4/7/06. (mcb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/07/2006)	April 7, 2006	April 7, 2006
15	PAPERLESS ORDER RESCINDING 14 Settlement Order (Local Rule 111) dismissing case. Signed by Judge J. Frederick Motz on 4/7/06. (mcb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/07/2006)	April 7, 2006	April 7, 2006
17	Paperless ORDER granting re 16 Request for Extension of Time to File. Filed by Bob Ward New Homes at Harford County LLC. Signed by Judge J. Frederick Motz on 6/9/06. (Motz, J.) (Entered: 06/09/2006)	June 9, 2006	June 9, 2006
18	PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT/CONSENT DECREE by EEOC. (Quinlan, Cecile) Modified on 6/27/2006 (mcb, Deputy Clerk). (Entered: 06/23/2006)	June 23, 2006	June 23, 2006
19	CONSENT DECREE and Approval. Signed by Judge J. Frederick Motz on 6/27/06. (mcb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/27/2006)	June 27, 2006	June 27, 2006