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Case Name	EEOC v. GNLV Corp. d/b/a/ Golden Nugget	EE-NV-0013
Docket / Court	2:06-cv-01225-BES-PAL ( D. Nev. )
Additional Docket(s)	2:06−cv−01225−RCJ−PAL [ 06-1225 ]
State/Territory	Nevada
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Las Vegas Local Office of the EEOC brought this suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada against GNLV Corporation (doing business as Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino) in September 2006. The complaint alleged race and sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil ... read more > The Las Vegas Local Office of the EEOC brought this suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada against GNLV Corporation (doing business as Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino) in September 2006. The complaint alleged race and sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The defendant allegedly subjected African American and female employees to a hostile work environment through racial epithets, threats of force, and sexual harassment. The parties underwent early neutral evaluation with a magistrate judge and no settlement was reached. The case is ongoing in the district court as of 4/22/2008. On 3/24/2008, a protective order governing the confidentiality of some of the defendant's documents. Kevin Wilemon - 05/28/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Discrimination-area

Discipline

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

No EEOC Final Resolution Type

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Does 1-10 GNLV Corporation
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 yet
Source of Relief	None yet
Case Ongoing	Yes

Additional Resources


	Microsoft Gender Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Date: Oct. 14, 2016 By: Outten & Golden [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Age Discrimination Class Action seeks Fair Employment for Older PwC Applicants http://www.pwcagecase.com/ Date: Apr. 27, 2016 By: Outten & Golden [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Smith Barney Gender Discrimination https://www.lieffcabraser.com/employment/smith-barney/ Date: August 2008 By: Outten & Golden [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Date: Mar. 1, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Faculty) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach Date: Apr. 1, 2001 By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School Faculty) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

2:06-cv-01225-BES-PAL (D. Nev.)
EE-NV-0013-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 03/01/2016
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1-1] EE-NV-0013-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/29/2006
Order [ECF# 31] (D. Nev.) EE-NV-0013-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/07/2008 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Protective Order Governing Confidentiality of Documents [ECF# 33] (D. Nev.) EE-NV-0013-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/24/2008 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Jones, Robert Clive (D. Nev.) EE-NV-0013-9000 Leen, Peggy A. (D. Nev.) [Magistrate] EE-NV-0013-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Costas, Toby W. (Texas) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Garcia, Lorena (California) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Liem, Connie (California) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Mallik, Amrita (Hawaii) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Morrison, Angela D. (Nevada) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Naccarato, Elizabeth A (Nevada) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Noh, Sue J. (California) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Park, Ann Hyanghun (California) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Seth, Devika (Texas) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Welsh, Blaine T (Nevada) EE-NV-0013-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Abbott, Scott M (Nevada) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Creer, Richard T. (Nevada) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Keller, Edwin A Jr. (Nevada) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Kummer, Thomas F. (Nevada) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Perkins, Robert Edward (Texas) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Rosenthal, Robert L. (Nevada) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Sheehy, Richard A. (Texas) EE-NV-0013-9000
	Swanis, Eric W. (Nevada) EE-NV-0013-9000