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Case Name	EEOC v. VALOR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP	EE-TX-0397
Docket / Court	5:05-cv-00180-DF ( E.D. Tex. )
State/Territory	Texas
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Dallas District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Valor Communications Group (dba Valor Telecommunications) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in September 2005. The complaint alleged that the Defendant violated Title VII by failing to promote an ... read more > The Dallas District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Valor Communications Group (dba Valor Telecommunications) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in September 2005. The complaint alleged that the Defendant violated Title VII by failing to promote an employee because she was African-American and female. The complainant intervened in the EEOC's suit, and the case was tried to a jury. In September 2006 the jury found that race and sex were not motivating factors in the Defendant's decision not to promote the complainant. Kevin Wilemon - 05/20/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Discrimination-area

Promotion

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Valor Communications Group
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
Prevailing Party	Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	None
Case Closing Year	2006
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)

07-40015 (U.S. Court of Appeals) EE-TX-0397-9001.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/15/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
5:05-cv-00180-DF (E.D. Tex.) EE-TX-0397-9000.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/27/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Amended Complaint [ECF# 14] EE-TX-0397-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/16/2005 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order [Re: Motions in Limine] [ECF# 66] (E.D. Tex.) EE-TX-0397-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/07/2006 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Final Judgment [ECF# 76] (E.D. Tex.) EE-TX-0397-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/04/2006 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
USCA Judgment EE-TX-0397-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/27/2007

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