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Case Name	EEOC v. LE BAR BAT, INC.	EE-NY-0089
Docket / Court	1:99-cv-01732-RWS-GWG ( S.D.N.Y. )
State/Territory	New York
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In March 1999, the New York office of the EEOC brought this suit in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Le Bar Bat, Inc., Die Fliedermaus L.L.C., and the individual owner of both companies. The complaint alleged a pattern or practice of racial and sexual ... read more > In March 1999, the New York office of the EEOC brought this suit in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Le Bar Bat, Inc., Die Fliedermaus L.L.C., and the individual owner of both companies. The complaint alleged a pattern or practice of racial and sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The alleged victims of the harassment intervened in the suit as plaintiffs. The suit was resolved with a consent judgment in May of 2002. This decree required the defendant to: maintain, post, and distribute a policy on sexual harassment and discrimination, provide training to employees, and refrain from discrimination or retaliation. Keri Livingston - 10/22/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Content of Injunction

Discrimination Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Pattern or Practice

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Race

Black

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
State law
State Anti-Discrimination Law
42 U.S.C. § 1981

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	Die Fliedermaus L.L.C. Laurent M. Cerrone Le Bar Bat, 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	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	2002 - 2005
Case Closing Year	2002
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources

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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

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Docket(s)

1:99-cv-01732-RWS-GWG (S.D.N.Y.)
EE-NY-0089-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/15/2003
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Opinion (77 F.Supp.2d 460) (S.D.N.Y.) EE-NY-0089-0003.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 12/13/1999 Source: Google Scholar
Opinion (274 B.R. 66) (S.D.N.Y.) EE-NY-0089-0004.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 02/26/2002 Source: Westlaw
Consent Decree EE-NY-0089-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/20/2002 Source: EEOC Regional Office

People

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Judges	Sweet, Robert Workman (S.D.N.Y.) EE-NY-0089-0004

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