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Case Name	EEOC v. MEMPHIS HOTEL OWNERS LIMITED dba FOUR POINTS HOTEL	EE-TN-0075
Docket / Court	97-2257DV ( W.D. Tenn. )
State/Territory	Tennessee
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Memphis District Office of the EEOC brought this complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, against Memphis Hotel Owners Limited Partnership, Hotel Management Group, and Shiva Associates. The complaint, filed in March 1997, alleged sex discrimination in ... read more > The Memphis District Office of the EEOC brought this complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, against Memphis Hotel Owners Limited Partnership, Hotel Management Group, and Shiva Associates. The complaint, filed in March 1997, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We do not have an actually copy of that complaint available. Defendant moved for summary judgment in October 1997 but the court never ruled on the motion. The parties entered into a consent decree in March 1998. The decree enjoined Defendant from retaliating in violation of Title VII and required Defendant to pay the charging party $10,000. Shankar Viswanathan - 07/28/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Content of Injunction

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Hotel Management Group Memphis Hotel Owners Limited Partnership Shiva Associates
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	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Damages Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Case Closing Year	1998
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents

Docket(s)

2:97-cv-02257-BBD (W.D. Tenn.)
EE-TN-0075-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 03/11/1998
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Order Administrative Closing Case [ECF# 1] (W.D. Tenn.) EE-TN-0075-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/27/1997 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Consent Decree [ECF# 26] EE-TN-0075-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/11/1998 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Donald, Bernice Bouie (W.D. Tenn., Sixth Circuit) EE-TN-0075-0002