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Case Name	EEOC v. Satchel's BBQ & Steaks, Inc.	EE-TX-0319
Docket / Court	4:05-cv-02979 ( S.D. Tex. )
State/Territory	Texas
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	On August 23, 2005, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a black employee, filed a lawsuit in the Southern District Court of Texas, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, against Satchel's BBQ & Steaks, ... read more > On August 23, 2005, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a black employee, filed a lawsuit in the Southern District Court of Texas, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, against Satchel's BBQ & Steaks, Inc. The EEOC sought injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys' fees, and other forms of affirmative relief claiming that the defendant subjected the complainant to a racially hostile work environment because of his race, Black. On September 20, 2005, the District Court (Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt) entered a consent decree where the defendant, among other things, agreed to pay the complainant $12,000. Perry Miska - 05/09/2014 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Content of Injunction

Discrimination Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Discrimination-area

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Race

Black

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	SATCHEL'S BBQ & STEAKS, INC.
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of a black employee who alleges that he was subjected to a racially hostile work environment.
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
Order Duration	2005 - 2008
Case Closing Year	2005
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

4:05-cv-02979 (S.D. Tex.)
EE-TX-0319-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 09/20/2005
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint EE-TX-0319-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/23/2005 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Consent Decree [ECF# 5] EE-TX-0319-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/20/2005 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Hoyt, Kenneth M. (S.D. Tex.) EE-TX-0319-0002 \| EE-TX-0319-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Harwin, Robert B. (District of Columbia) EE-TX-0319-0001 \| EE-TX-0319-0002
	Randall, Jennifer Ann (Texas) EE-TX-0319-0001 \| EE-TX-0319-0002 \| EE-TX-0319-9000
	Taylor, Judith G. (Texas) EE-TX-0319-0001 \| EE-TX-0319-0002
Defendant's Lawyers	Springer, Julie A. (Texas) EE-TX-0319-0002 \| EE-TX-0319-9000