In September 2000, the San Antonio District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Ferara, Inc., doing business as Gauchos Restaurant, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas alleging discrimination on the basis of right of association in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. However, it appears from the Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Claims that the complainant, a white general manager, was forced to resign his position in opposition to the restaurant's refusal to hire blacks and dark-skinned Hispanics. Following the defendant's failure to cooperate in the defense of the matter, the Court struck the defensive pleadings and entered a default judgment against the defendant in the amount of $100,000 in damages, plus court costs.

David Friedman - 03/13/2008


compress summary