Case: EEOC v. APT REPAIRS INC

4:05-cv-03366 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2005

Closed Date: March 20, 2008

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Case Summary

In September 2005, the Houston District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Apt. Repairs, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant allegedly terminated the charging party's employment because she was pregnant. After some scheduling orders and a scheduling conference, the parties settled through a consent decree in March 2006. Th…

The two-year decree contained non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses and required the defendant to: expunge the charging party's personnel file from all references to the charges of discrimination, provide her with a positive employment reference, and pay her $10,230. In addition, the defendant agreed that if at any point it engaged in the business of providing cleaning services, which it did not currently do, then it would post a non-discrimination notice and maintain a list of all pregnant employees who leave their employment. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

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Justin Kanter (7/31/2007)

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4:05-cv-03366	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. APT Repairs Inc	March 20, 2006	March 20, 2006 Docket
1 4:05-cv-03366	Original Complaint EEOC v. APT Repairs Inc	Sept. 29, 2005	Sept. 29, 2005 Complaint
12-2 4:05-cv-03366	Consent Decree EEOC v. APT Repairs Inc	March 20, 2006	March 20, 2006 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

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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…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Filing fee $ 0.) filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(lfilmore, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 9/29/2005 (mmapps, ). (Entered: 09/29/2005)	Sept. 29, 2005	Sept. 29, 2005
	Summons Issued as to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , filed.(lfilmore, ) (Entered: 09/29/2005)	Sept. 29, 2005	Sept. 29, 2005
2	ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 1/12/2006 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 702 before Judge Stephen Smith. ( Signed by Judge David Hittner ) Parties notified. (lfilmore, ) (Entered: 09/29/2005)	Sept. 29, 2005	Sept. 29, 2005
3	Unopposed MOTION to Substitute Attorney Aimee L. McFerren in place of Kathy D. Boutchee by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, filed. Motion Docket Date 11/2/2005. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(McFerren, Aimee) (Entered: 10/13/2005)	Oct. 13, 2005	Oct. 13, 2005
4	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, filed.(McFerren, Aimee) (Entered: 10/13/2005)	Oct. 13, 2005	Oct. 13, 2005
5	ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by APT Repairs Inc, filed.(kmurphy, ) (Entered: 10/17/2005)	Oct. 14, 2005	Oct. 14, 2005
6	ORDER granting 3 Motion to Substitute Attorney .( Signed by Judge David Hittner ) Parties notified.(ealexander, ) (Entered: 10/20/2005)	Oct. 17, 2005	Oct. 17, 2005
7	JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, filed. (Attachments: # 1 defense counsel signature)(McFerren, Aimee) (Entered: 12/21/2005)	Dec. 21, 2005	Dec. 21, 2005
8	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Stephen Wm Smith. SCHEDULING CONFERENCE held on 1/12/2006. Scheduling order issued. Appearances: William C Boyd, Aimee Lynn McFerren.(ERO:R.Konieczny), filed.(rkonieczny ) (Entered: 01/12/2006)	Jan. 12, 2006	Jan. 12, 2006
9	SCHEDULING ORDER: Trial Term: March/April 2007. ETT: 3 days. Jury trial Amended Pleadings due by 5/1/2006 Joinder of Parties due by 2/1/2006 Pltf Expert Witness List due by 4/3/2006 Deft Expert Witness List due by 5/1/2006 Discovery due by 10/31/2006 Dispositive Motion Filing due by 11/30/2006 Non-Dispositive Motion Filing due by 11/30/2006 Joint Pretrial Order due by 2/23/2007.( Signed by Judge Stephen Wm Smith ) Parties notified.(rkonieczny) (Entered: 01/12/2006)	Jan. 12, 2006	Jan. 12, 2006
10	DEFENDANT'S RULE 26A Disclosures by APT Repairs Inc, filed.(mkallie, ) (Entered: 01/19/2006)	Jan. 18, 2006	Jan. 18, 2006
11	DEFENDANT'S DISCLOUSRE of Interested Parties by APT Repairs Inc, filed.(mkallie, ) (Entered: 01/19/2006)	Jan. 18, 2006	Jan. 18, 2006
12	Agreed MOTION for Settlement by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, filed. Motion Docket Date 4/6/2006. (Attachments: # 1 Consent Decree)(McFerren, Aimee) (Entered: 03/17/2006)	March 17, 2006	March 17, 2006
13	CONSENT DECREE .( Signed by Judge David Hittner ) Parties notified.(ealexander, ) (Entered: 03/21/2006)	March 20, 2006	March 20, 2006