Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2006
Closed Date: 2011
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On September 29, 2006, the EEOC filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The plaintiffs sued Tanami Trading Corporation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The plaintiffs asked the court for back pay, compensatory damages, and punitive damages. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants subjected three Black workers to racially hostile work environments and constructively discharged two of these workers.
Specifically, the plaintiffs claimed that managers at Tanami Trading Corporation made graphic racial comments and threats of a racist nature directed towards the three Black employees. The plaintiffs argued that these comments were intentional, and they adversely affected their status as employees.
On June 13, 2008, Judge J. Leon Holmes ordered a consent decree for both injunctive and individual relief. The injunctive relief included a requirement for the defendant to participate in trainings on racial harassment and constructive discharge, a requirement for the defendant to post a notice pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and a requirement for the defendant to report to the Commission on complaints of racial discrimination received. The individual relief requires the defendant to pay $70,000 to be split among the three plaintiffs. No attorney fees were granted. The consent decree's effective period was three years, and there's nothing more on the docket - so presumably the matter ended in 2011.
Summary Authors
Daisy Manning (5/19/2008)
Gabriela Hybel (10/16/2016)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5292985/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-tanami-trading-corporation/
Forster, John F. Jr. (Arkansas)
Holmes, James Leon (Arkansas)
Beck, Terry (Tennessee)
Cash, William A. Jr. (Arkansas)
Bynum, F. Wilson Jr. (Alaska)
Forster, John F. Jr. (Arkansas)
Holmes, James Leon (Arkansas)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5292985/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-tanami-trading-corporation/
Last updated Feb. 8, 2024, 3:01 a.m.
State / Territory: Arkansas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2006
Closing Date: 2011
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Tanami Trading Corporation (Pine Bluff, Arkansas), Private Entity/Person
Tanami Trading Corporation, Private Entity/Person
Tanami Trading Corporation (Pine Bluff, Jefferson), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 70,000
Order Duration: 2008 - 2011
Content of Injunction:
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
EEOC-centric: