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Case Name	EEOC v. Carrols Corporation	EE-NY-0023
Docket / Court	5:98-cv-01772-FJS-GHL ( N.D.N.Y. )
State/Territory	New York
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The New York District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Carrols Corporation, which operates more than 300 Burger King restaurants, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in November 1998. The complaint is unavailable, but a court opinion indicates that the EEOC ... read more > The New York District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Carrols Corporation, which operates more than 300 Burger King restaurants, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in November 1998. The complaint is unavailable, but a court opinion indicates that the EEOC alleged a pattern or practice of sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The defendant filed three motions for summary judgment. One was granted, one was denied, and one was not resolved as of April 22, 2008, at which time the case was still ongoing in the district court. Kevin Wilemon - 08/21/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

No EEOC Final Resolution Type

General

Disparate Treatment

Pattern or Practice

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Carrols Corporation
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	None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None yet
Source of Relief	None yet
Case Ongoing	Yes

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)

5:98-cv-01772-FJS-GHL (N.D.N.Y.)
EE-NY-0023-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 01/26/2015
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Order (N.D.N.Y.) EE-NY-0023-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/20/2002
Decision and Order (215 F.R.D. 46) (N.D.N.Y.) EE-NY-0023-0003.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 02/18/2003 Source: Google Scholar
Order (N.D.N.Y.) EE-NY-0023-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/26/2004
Memorandum-Decision and Order (2005 WL 928634 / 2005 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 8337) (N.D.N.Y.) EE-NY-0023-0004.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 04/20/2005

People


Judges	Dancks, Therese Wiley (N.D.N.Y.) [Magistrate] EE-NY-0023-9000 Scullin, Frederick James Jr. (FISC) EE-NY-0023-9000
Monitors/Masters	McGowan, James H. III (New York) EE-NY-0023-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Adams, Raechel (New York) EE-NY-0023-9000
	Chandy, Sunu P. (New York) EE-NY-0023-9000
	Keenan, Judy A. (New York) EE-NY-0023-9000
	Lee, James L. (District of Columbia) EE-NY-0023-9000
	Rose, Robert D. (New York) EE-NY-0023-9000
	Santos, Adela P. (New York) EE-NY-0023-9000
	Thomas, Gillian L. (New York) EE-NY-0023-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Atterberry, Rachel E. A. (Illinois) EE-NY-0023-9000
	Delikat, Michael (New York) EE-NY-0023-9000
	Eisenberg, Jack D. (New York) EE-NY-0023-9000
	Florin, Aimee B. (New York) EE-NY-0023-9000
	Giansello, John D. III (New York) EE-NY-0023-9000
	Kandel, William L. (New York) EE-NY-0023-9000
	Mayer, Jeffrey J. (Illinois) EE-NY-0023-9000
	Miller, Catherine A. (Illinois) EE-NY-0023-9000