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Case Name
EEOC v. ATLANTA GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES LLC
EE-GA-0003
Docket / Court
1:05-cv-02504-TWT-RGV ( N.D. Ga. )
State/Territory
Georgia
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
On September 27, 2005, the Atlanta and Birmingham offices of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit under Title VII against Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The EEOC alleged that the defendants had ...
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On September 27, 2005, the Atlanta and Birmingham offices of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit under Title VII against Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The EEOC alleged that the defendants had violated the complainant's rights by discharging her for refusing to discriminate on the basis of race in her management decisions.
On November 23, 2005, the complainant intervened as a party plaintiff in the litigation. On August 15, 2006, the defendants filed two motions for summary judgment. The first motion was withdrawn sixteen days later, and the second summary judgment motion was denied by the court on February 16, 2007.
On June 26, 2007, the parties went to mediation and reached a settlement. They filed a consent decree with the court on August 9, 2007, and the court dismissed the case. Under the consent decree, the defendants agreed to pay the complainant $145,000 in unspecified damages. The decree enjoined the defendants from violating Title VII, and it required them to post notice of the anti-discrimination laws in a conspicuous place in the workplace. Within 60 days of the entry of the consent decree, the defendant was to train all of its management staff on the requirements of Title VII with respect to equal opportunity and anti-discrimination in employment. Every six months, the defendants were to submit a report to the EEOC Regional Attorney detailing any complaints of adverse employment actions and describing the defendant's response to those complaints. The decree was to remain in effect for 2 years, and if the defendants were found to be in violation of the agreement, the length of the decree would be extended, and the parties would re-enter mediation. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2009.
Kristen Sagar - 04/09/2008
- 06/10/2017
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Monitoring
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Utilize objective hiring/promotion criteria
Utilize objective job description
Discrimination-area
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
Private Party intervened in EEOC suit
General
Disparate Treatment
Retaliation
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, LLC
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
Filed Pro Se
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
Order Duration
2007 - 2009
Filed
09/27/2005
Case Closing Year
2009
Case Ongoing
No
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Ga.
09/21/2007
1:05-cv-02504-TWT-RGV
EE-GA-0003-9000.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
N.D. Ga.
09/27/2005
Complaint [ECF# 1]
EE-GA-0003-0001.pdf
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Detail
N.D. Ga.
03/16/2006
Intervenor Complaint [ECF# 26]
EE-GA-0003-0002.pdf
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Detail
N.D. Ga.
12/29/2006
Magistrate Judge's Non-Final Report and Recommendation [Regarding Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment] [ECF# 65]
EE-GA-0003-0003.pdf
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N.D. Ga.
02/16/2007
Opinion and Order [re: Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment] [ECF# 69]
EE-GA-0003-0004.pdf
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N.D. Ga.
09/21/2007
Consent Decree [ECF# 86]
EE-GA-0003-0005.pdf
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People
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Judges
Batten, Timothy C. Sr.
(N.D. Ga.)
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Baverman, Alan J.
(N.D. Ga.) [Magistrate]
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Thrash, Thomas W. Jr.
(N.D. Ga.)
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Vineyard, Russell G.
(N.D. Ga.) [Magistrate]
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Burnett, Katharine Madison
(Georgia)
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Butler, Marla R.
(New York)
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Dawkins, Robert
(Georgia)
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Grossman, Daniel J.
(Georgia)
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Kung, Lisa L.
(Georgia)
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Lee, Graham Spencer
(Georgia)
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Littrell, Elizabeth Lynn
(Georgia)
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Nevins, Gregory R.
(Georgia)
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Royal, S. Robert
(Georgia)
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Warring, Jane
(Georgia)
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Weber, Gerald R.
(Georgia)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Baines, Tamara Nikki
(Georgia)
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Godfrey, Robert N.
(Georgia)
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Power, Stephen A.
(Georgia)
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Root, David F.
(Georgia)
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Terry, LaShawn W.
(Georgia)
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Young, Dennis McRay
(Georgia)
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Other Lawyers
Coffman, Andrew Yancey
(Georgia)
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