EEOC v. ATHLETES BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES, LLC, DBA ATHLETES FOOT

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Case Name	EEOC v. ATHLETES BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES, LLC, DBA ATHLETES FOOT	EE-TN-0010
Docket / Court	2:06-cv-02383 ( W.D. Tenn. )
State/Territory	Tennessee
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In June 2006, the Memphis District Office of the EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee against Athletes Building Better Communities, dba Athletes Foot. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by subjecting female ... read more > In June 2006, the Memphis District Office of the EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee against Athletes Building Better Communities, dba Athletes Foot. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by subjecting female employees to sexual harassment, and retaliated against them when they complained. In July of 2007, the defendant notified the court that it had filed for bankruptcy. Upon the EEOC's motion, the case was dismissed without prejudice in October 2007; the EEOC reserved the right to re-file the case if bankruptcy proceedings turned up any property with which a judgment might be paid. Jason Chester - 06/02/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discipline

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Athletes Building Better Communities, LLC
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
Source of Relief	None
Case Closing Year	2007
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)

2:06-cv-02383-JPM-dkv (W.D. Tenn.)
EE-TN-0010-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 10/11/2007
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1-1] EE-TN-0010-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/20/2006
Order Granting Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice [ECF# 27] (W.D. Tenn.) EE-TN-0010-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 10/11/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Judgment [ECF# 28] (W.D. Tenn.) EE-TN-0010-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 10/11/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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