EEOC v. Brown Group Footwear, Inc. d/b/a "Famous Footwear" | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

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Case Name	EEOC v. Brown Group Footwear, Inc. d/b/a "Famous Footwear"	EE-TX-0122
Docket / Court	4:06-cv-03074 ( S.D. Tex. )
State/Territory	Texas
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	On September 29, 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a black applicant, filed a lawsuit in the Western District Court of Texas, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended, against Brown ... read more > On September 29, 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a black applicant, filed a lawsuit in the Western District Court of Texas, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended, against Brown Group Retail, Inc. The EEOC sought instatement of the applicant, injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys' fees, and other forms of affirmative relief claiming that the defendant refused to hire or even allow the applicant to obtain an application for the job because of her race, black. On July 27, 2007, the District Court (Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore) entered a consent decree where the defendant, among other things, agreed to pay the complainant $8,500. Perry Miska - 04/23/2014 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

Retaliation Prohibition

Defendant-type

Retailer

Discrimination-area

Hiring

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)	Brown Group Footwear, Inc.
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of a black applicant who alleges she was not hired because of her race.
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	2007 - 2009
Case Closing Year	2007
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)

4:06-cv-03074 (S.D. Tex.)
EE-TX-0122-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 07/30/2007
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Original Complaint EE-TX-0122-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/29/2006 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Memorandum and Order Regarding Discovery Motions, Motions for Summary Judgment and Analogous Motions to Dismis (S.D. Tex.) EE-TX-0122-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 10/10/2006 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Consent Decree [ECF# 9] EE-TX-0122-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/27/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Gilmore, Vanessa D. (S.D. Tex.) EE-TX-0122-0002 \| EE-TX-0122-0003 \| EE-TX-0122-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Boutchee, Kathy D (Texas) EE-TX-0122-0001 \| EE-TX-0122-0003 \| EE-TX-0122-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Collins, John L. (Texas) EE-TX-0122-0003 \| EE-TX-0122-9000
	Murphy, Marjorie A. (Texas) EE-TX-0122-9000