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Case Name	EEOC v. HUNTWOOD INDUSTRIES	EE-WA-0031
Docket / Court	2:03-cv-00309-FVS ( E.D. Wash. )
State/Territory	Washington
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	On August 22, 2003, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a female employee, filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District Court of Washington, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, against Huntwood Industries, ... read more > On August 22, 2003, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a female employee, filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District Court of Washington, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, against Huntwood Industries, Inc. The EEOC sought injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys' fees, and other forms of affirmative relief claiming that the defendant subjected the plaintiff-intervenor to a sexually hostile work environment because of her sex, female, resulting in her constructive discharge. On January 26, 2004, the plaintiff-intervenor filed a complaint against the defendant. On July 21, 2004, the District Court (Judge Frederick Van Sickle) entered a consent decree where the defendant, among other things, agreed to pay the complainant $100,000. Perry Miska - 05/14/2014 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Content of Injunction

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Expungement of Employment Record

Neutral/Positive Reference

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Impact

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	Huntwood Industries, Inc.
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of a female employee who was subjected to a sexually hostile work environment resulting in her constructive discharge.
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	2004 - 2007
Case Closing Year	2004
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources

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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

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Docket(s)

2:03-cv-00309-FVS (E.D. Wash.)
EE-WA-0031-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 07/21/2004
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] EE-WA-0031-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/22/2003 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Complaint of Plaintiff in Intervention Jenifer D. Gibbs [ECF# 14] EE-WA-0031-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/11/2004 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Stipulation for Protective Order and Proposed Order [ECF# 16] (E.D. Wash.) EE-WA-0031-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/24/2004 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Consent Decree and Order Dismissing Action [ECF# 24] EE-WA-0031-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/21/2004 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
EEOC Litigation Settlement Report - July 2004 EE-WA-0031-0005.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/15/2004 Source: EEOC.gov

People

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Judges	Van Sickle, Frederick L. Court not on record EE-WA-0031-0003 \| EE-WA-0031-0004 \| EE-WA-0031-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Allen, Keller Wayne (Washington) EE-WA-0031-0002 \| EE-WA-0031-9000
	Cox, Lisa Ann (Washington) EE-WA-0031-9000
	Dreiband, Eric S. (District of Columbia) EE-WA-0031-9000
	Lucero, A. Luis Jr. (Washington) EE-WA-0031-0001 \| EE-WA-0031-0004 \| EE-WA-0031-9000
	Stanley, John F. (Washington) EE-WA-0031-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Church, Michael H. (Washington) EE-WA-0031-0004 \| EE-WA-0031-9000

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