Case: EEOC v. MAJESTY MAINTENANCE, INC.

1:01-cv-01634 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 8, 2001

Closed Date: Sept. 24, 2002

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Case Summary

In March 2001 the Chicago District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against the cleaning service Majesty Maintenance Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging discrimination on the basis of gender, female, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant allegedly had a pattern or practice of creating a hostile work environment. The complainants intervened in the lawsuit in June 2001. Following discovery and several status conferences, the parties settled the lawsuit in 2002 through a consent decree.

The one-year decree, containing non-discrimination and retaliation provisions, required the defendant to: report on complaints and make other compliance reports, keep records, allow access to outsiders for monitoring, develop its anti-discrimination policy, post and distribute notice, provide EEO training, and pay $70,000 to be distributed among five individuals.

Summary Authors

David Friedman (4/25/2008)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

1:01-cv-01634

Docket (PACER)

EEOC v. Majesty Maintenance

Sept. 23, 2002

Sept. 23, 2002

Docket
1

1:01-cv-01634

Complaint

EEOC v. Majesty Maintenance

March 8, 2001

March 8, 2001

Complaint
15

1:01-cv-01634

Consent Decree

EEOC v. Majesty Maintenance

Sept. 23, 2002

Sept. 23, 2002

Settlement Agreement

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11424827/eeoc-v-majesty-maintenance/

Last updated April 3, 2024, 3:05 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT; jury demand - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of John C. Hendrickson, Jose Jorge Behar, Gordon G. Waldron as attorney(s) for plaintiff ( no summons(es) issued.) ( Documents: 1-1 through 1-3) (eav) (Entered: 03/09/2001)

March 8, 2001

March 8, 2001

Clearinghouse
2

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant Majesty Maintenance by Stephen Anthony Gorman (eav) (Entered: 03/15/2001)

March 14, 2001

March 14, 2001

PACER
3

WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant Majesty Maintenance sent on 3/13/01 (eav) (Entered: 03/19/2001)

March 19, 2001

March 19, 2001

PACER
4

ANSWER by defendant Majesty Maintenance to complaint [1-1]; Notice of filing (eav) (Entered: 05/30/2001)

May 29, 2001

May 29, 2001

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 5/30/01 by Hon. George W. Lindberg : Status hearing set to 9:30 6/14/01 . Mailed notice (slb)

May 30, 2001

May 30, 2001

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 6/5/01 by Hon. George W. Lindberg : Status hearing reset to June 13, 2001 at 9:30a.m. Mailed notice (slb)

June 5, 2001

June 5, 2001

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 6/7/01 by Hon. George W. Lindberg : Status hearing reset to June 15, 2001 at 9:30a.m. Mailed notice (slb)

June 7, 2001

June 7, 2001

PACER
5

MOTION by plaintiff-intervenors Barbara Poltorak, Halina Katarzyna, Edyta Kurdziel and Maria Napiorkowski to intervene ; Notice of motion (eav) (Entered: 06/19/2001)

June 18, 2001

June 18, 2001

PACER
6

MINUTE ORDER of 6/18/01 by Hon. George W. Lindberg : Status hearing held and continued to 8/9/2001 at 9:30 a.m. Trial set for 2/4/2002 at 10:00 a.m. Motion by Barbara Poltorak, Halina Katarzyna, Edyta Kurdziel and Maria Napiorkowski to intervene is granted without prejudice to defendants to object. [5-1] Objections to be filed by 6/20/2001. Discovery cutoff set for 10/10/2001. Motion for summary judgment due 10/19/2001. Response due 11/2/2001. Reply due 11/9/2001. Ruling set for 1/9/2002 at 9:45 a.m. Proposed final pretrial order to be delivered to chambers by 4:30 p.m. on 1/20/2002. Mailed notice (eav) (Entered: 06/19/2001)

June 18, 2001

June 18, 2001

PACER
7

INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINT by intervenors Barbara Poltorak, Halina Katarzyna, Edyta Kurdziel, Maria Napiorkowski (eav) (Entered: 06/19/2001)

June 18, 2001

June 18, 2001

PACER
8

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for intervenors by Stanley Eisenstein, Laurie Marie Burgess (eav) (Entered: 06/19/2001)

June 18, 2001

June 18, 2001

PACER
9

ANSWER by defendant to intervenors' complaint [7-1]; Notice. (fce) (Entered: 07/13/2001)

July 11, 2001

July 11, 2001

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 7/30/01 by Hon. George W. Lindberg : Status hearing reset to 9:30 8/22/01 . Mailed notice (slb)

July 30, 2001

July 30, 2001

PACER
10

CONSENT by defendant Majesty Maintenance to exercise of jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge. (eav) (Entered: 08/22/2001)

Aug. 9, 2001

Aug. 9, 2001

PACER
11

CONSENT by plaintiff to exercise of jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge. (eav) (Entered: 08/22/2001)

Aug. 16, 2001

Aug. 16, 2001

PACER
12

REASSIGNMENT ORDER of 8/20/01 Case reassigned to Hon. Magistrate Judge Nan R. Nolan from Hon Judge George W. Lindberg pursuant to Local Rule 73.1. (For further detail see order.) Mailed notice (eav) (Entered: 08/22/2001)

Aug. 20, 2001

Aug. 20, 2001

PACER
13

CONSENT by intervenors to exercise of jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge. (eav) (Entered: 08/24/2001)

Aug. 22, 2001

Aug. 22, 2001

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 9/5/01 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan : Initial status hearing before Magistrate Judge Nolan set to 10:00 9/20/01 in courtroom 1858. Parties shall deliver a copy of an initial status report to chambers, room 1870, at least three business days before the initial status hearing. If the parties have recently prepared and filed an initial status report, the submission of the previously filed initial status report is sufficient. For further details see attached standing order. Mailed notice (fce)

Sept. 5, 2001

Sept. 5, 2001

PACER
14

INITIAL STATUS REPORT by plaintiff, defendant, intervenor (Attachments) (eav) (Entered: 09/17/2001)

Sept. 14, 2001

Sept. 14, 2001

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 9/20/01 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan : Status hearing held; continued to 10:00 11/8/01. The Court adopts the parties proposed discovery cutoff. Accordingly, all discovery ordered closed on 4/15/02. Mailed notice (fce)

Sept. 20, 2001

Sept. 20, 2001

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 11/8/01 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan : Status hearing held; continued to 10:00 12/18/01. In court notice (fce)

Nov. 8, 2001

Nov. 8, 2001

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 12/18/01 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan : Status hearing held; continued to 9:00 2/27/02. In court notice (fce)

Dec. 18, 2001

Dec. 18, 2001

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 1/18/02 by Hon. George W. Lindberg : The date for submitting the proposed final pretrial order to Judge Lindberg is stricken. No notice (slb)

Jan. 18, 2002

Jan. 18, 2002

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 2/27/02 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan : Status hearing held; continued to 9:00 4/15/02. In court notice (fce)

Feb. 27, 2002

Feb. 27, 2002

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 4/15/02 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan : Status hearing held. Counsel for plaintiff and defendant appeared. Counsel for intervening plaintiffs did not appear. Status hearing continued to 9:00 4/24/02. All counsel are ordered to appear. Mailed notice (fce)

April 15, 2002

April 15, 2002

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 4/24/02 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan : Status hearing held. Settlement conference set for 6/5/02 at 1:30 p.m. Parties are to have all position papers by 5/31/02. Mailed notice (maf)

April 24, 2002

April 24, 2002

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 4/29/02 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan : The time for the settlement conference set for 6/5/02 is reset to 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (fce)

April 29, 2002

April 29, 2002

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 5/1/02 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan : Settlement conference reset to 1:30 6/3/02. Parties are reminded that Magistrate Judge Nolan requires compliance with her Standing Order Setting Settlement Conference, which has previously been mailed to the parties and is available on the court's website at www.ilnd.uscourt.gov. Mailed notice (fce)

May 1, 2002

May 1, 2002

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 6/3/02 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan : Settlement conference held. Status hearing set to 9:00 7/1/02. Mailed notice (fce)

June 3, 2002

June 3, 2002

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 6/28/02 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan : Status hearing reset to 9:00 7/22/02 at the parties' request. Telephoned notice (fce)

June 28, 2002

June 28, 2002

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 7/22/02 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan : Status hearing held. Plaintiff appeared. Neither defendant nor intervening plaintiffs appeared. Settlement conference set for 10:00 8/19/02. Mailed notice (fce)

July 22, 2002

July 22, 2002

PACER

SCHEDULE set on 8/19/02 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan : Settlement conference held. Agreement reached. Parties directed to file stipulated dismissal order. In the event stipulated dismissal order is not filed by 9/23/02, parties to appear for status hearing set to 9:00 9/24/02. Mailed notice (fce)

Aug. 19, 2002

Aug. 19, 2002

PACER
15

MINUTE ORDER of 9/23/02 by Hon. Nan R. Nolan: Enter consent decree: this decree fully and finally resolves any and all issues and claims arising out of the complaint filed by the EEOC and the complaint filed by the Intervenors in this action. Status hearing set for 09/24/02 is stricken terminating case. (Entered Consent Decree.) Notices mailed by judge's staff (cdy) (Entered: 09/25/2002)

Sept. 23, 2002

Sept. 23, 2002

PACER

Case Details

State / Territory: Illinois

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 8, 2001

Closing Date: Sept. 24, 2002

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Majesty Maintenance Inc., Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Monetary Relief

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Amount Defendant Pays: 70000

Order Duration: 2002 - 2003

Content of Injunction:

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Recordkeeping

Monitoring

Issues

General:

Pattern or Practice

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex or Gender:

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit