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Case Name	EEOC v. SILK DYNASTY INC.	EE-AZ-0097
Docket / Court	CIV 03 1879 PHX SMM ( D. Ariz. )
State/Territory	Arizona
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Phoenix office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, against Silk Dynasty, Inc. The complaint was filed in September 2003 and in September 2004 a consent decree was entered. The only document that we have for this case is the docket, but from ... read more > The Phoenix office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, against Silk Dynasty, Inc. The complaint was filed in September 2003 and in September 2004 a consent decree was entered. The only document that we have for this case is the docket, but from the docket we have the following information about the consent decree: Defendant was required to pay the charging party $25,000 and was enjoined from discriminating or retaliating in violation of Title VII. Elizabeth Glassman - 07/09/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Content of Injunction

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Silk Dynasty Inc.
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	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
Case Closing Year	2004
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)

2:03-cv-01879-SMM (D. Ariz.)
EE-AZ-0097-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 09/30/2004
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

No documents currently in the collection

People


Judges	Duncan, David K. (D. Ariz.) [Magistrate] EE-AZ-0097-9000