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Case Name
EEOC v. The Servicemaster Co. d/b/a Terminix International Co.
EE-TX-0377
Docket / Court
3-06CV1761-M ( N.D. Tex. )
State/Territory
Texas
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
The EEOC's Dallas district office brought this suit in September 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in September 2006 against The ServiceMaster Co. and The Terminix International Company LP. The complaint alleged that the defendants refused to hire or to promote ...
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The EEOC's Dallas district office brought this suit in September 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in September 2006 against The ServiceMaster Co. and The Terminix International Company LP. The complaint alleged that the defendants refused to hire or to promote black employees and retaliated against one black employee who complained by firing him. In July 2007, The ServiceMaster Co. was dismissed from the case, and in January 2008, the EEOC and the remaining defendant entered into a consent decree.
The consent decree required Terminix to pay a total of $95,000 to the three charging parties. Defendant was also required not to discriminate or retaliate, to post a notice, and to distribute its anti-discrimination policy to its employees. Additionally, Terminix will provide training for its managers and supervisors on non-discrimination, as well as to expunge the records of the charging parties and provide them with neutral employment references. The decree is in effect for two years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2010.
Shankar Viswanathan - 08/15/2008
- 06/15/2017
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Discrimination Prohibition
Expungement of Employment Record
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Neutral/Positive Reference
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Hiring
Promotion
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
General
Disparate Treatment
Retaliation
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Race
Black
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
The ServiceMaster Co.
The Terminix International Company LP
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
Filed Pro Se
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
Order Duration
2008 - 2010
Filed
09/26/2006
Case Closing Year
2010
Case Ongoing
No
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Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Tex.
01/07/2008
3-06CV1761-M
EE-TX-0377-9000.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
N.D. Tex.
09/26/2006
Complaint [ECF# 1]
EE-TX-0377-0001.pdf
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N.D. Tex.
03/06/2007
EEOC's First Amended Complaint [ECF# 11]
EE-TX-0377-0002.pdf
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Detail
N.D. Tex.
03/12/2007
Amended Complaint [Refiled] [ECF# 13]
EE-TX-0377-0003.pdf
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N.D. Tex.
03/12/2007
Amended Complaint [Corrected] [ECF# 14]
EE-TX-0377-0004.pdf
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N.D. Tex.
07/31/2007
Order of Dismissal [of The ServiceMaster Company] [ECF# 25]
EE-TX-0377-0005.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
N.D. Tex.
08/06/2007
EEOC's Second Amended Complaint [ECF# 31]
EE-TX-0377-0006.pdf
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N.D. Tex.
09/26/2007
EEOC's Third Amended Complaint [ECF# 35]
EE-TX-0377-0007.pdf
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Detail
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N.D. Tex.
01/07/2008
Consent Decree [ECF# 42]
EE-TX-0377-0008.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
People
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Judges
Lynn, Barbara M.
(N.D. Tex.)
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Anderson, Suzanne M.
(Texas)
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EE-TX-0377-0002
Backhaus, William C.
(Texas)
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Canino, Robert Anthony
(Texas)
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Cooper, Ronald S.
(District of Columbia)
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Harwin, Robert B
(Texas)
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Lee, James L.
(District of Columbia)
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Reams, Gwendolyn Young
(District of Columbia)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Anaclerio, Nicholas Jr.
(Illinois)
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Caldarone, Antonio
(Illinois)
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Cuaderes, Eduardo F
(Texas)
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Ludwig, Samera
(Illinois)
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Schoonmaker, Linda Cooper
(Texas)
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