Case: EEOC v. EMS INNOVATIONS

1:06-cv-01320 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: May 23, 2006

Closed Date: Oct. 14, 2011

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Case Summary

In May 2006, the EEOC's Philadelphia District Office filed suit in U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, against EMS Innovations, Inc. The suit alleged that the owner of this small business violated Title VII by subjecting his female employees to sexual harassment by making constant sexual advances, arranging for adjoining hotel rooms on business trips and trying to convince the women who worked for him to have an affair, and engaging in other similar behavior that created a hostile work environment for women. The defendant moved to dismiss the case twice, once for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, and again for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, alleging that the EEOC did not have standing because it had not completed a proper investigation prior to bringing suit. Both motions were denied, and the case ended up being resolved through a consent judgment in April of 2008. EMS Innovations was ordered to pay a total of $115,000 to the women alleging sexual harassment. The company was also required to implement anti-discrimination training for all of its employees, and its owner and supervisory personnel were prohibited from making advances towards female employees.The terms of the agreement were to run for 3.5 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2011.

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Summary Authors

Jason Chester (5/27/2008)

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People

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Judge(s)

Bennett, Richard D. (Maryland)

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Bennett, Richard D. (Maryland)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:06-cv-01320	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. EMS Innovations, Inc.	April 14, 2008	April 14, 2008 Docket
1 1:06-cv-01320	Complaint EEOC v. EMS Innovations, Inc.	May 23, 2006	May 23, 2006 Complaint
14 1:06-cv-01320	Memorandum and Opinion EEOC v. EMS Innovations, Inc.	Feb. 12, 2007	Feb. 12, 2007 Order/Opinion
15 1:06-cv-01320	Order EEOC v. EMS Innovations, Inc.	Feb. 12, 2007	Feb. 12, 2007 Order/Opinion
16 1:06-cv-01320	Amended Complaint [in part] EEOC v. EMS Innovations, Inc.	Feb. 26, 2007	Feb. 26, 2007 Complaint
45-2 1:06-cv-01320	Consent Decree EEOC v. EMS Innovations, Inc.	April 14, 2008	April 14, 2008 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4687856/eeoc-v-ems-innovations-inc/

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	Complaint 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER	May 23, 2006	May 23, 2006 RECAP
	Jury Demand	May 23, 2006	May 23, 2006 PACER
2	Summons Issued	May 24, 2006	May 24, 2006 PACER
3	Notice of Appearance	May 25, 2006	May 25, 2006 PACER
4	Notice of Appearance	May 30, 2006	May 30, 2006 PACER
5	Notice of Appearance	May 31, 2006	May 31, 2006 PACER
6	Motion to Dismiss 1 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER 2 Attachment #1. List of Employees for 2003 View on PACER 3 Attachment #2. List of Employees for 2004 View on PACER 4 Attachment #3. List of Employees for 2005 View on PACER	July 6, 2006	July 6, 2006 PACER
	Set/Reset Deadlines	July 6, 2006	July 6, 2006 PACER
7	Summons Returned Executed	July 19, 2006	July 19, 2006 PACER
8	Notice to Substitute Attorney	July 20, 2006	July 20, 2006 PACER
9	Response in Opposition to Motion 1 Index of Exhibits View on PACER 2 Exhibit 1 View on PACER 3 Exhibit 2 View on PACER 4 Exhibit 3 View on PACER 5 Exhibit 4 View on PACER 6 Exhibit 5 View on PACER 7 Exhibit 6 View on PACER 8 Exhibit 7 View on PACER 9 Exhibit 8 View on PACER	July 20, 2006	July 20, 2006 PACER
10	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply 1 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	July 24, 2006	July 24, 2006 PACER
11	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply	July 25, 2006	July 25, 2006 PACER
12	Response	Aug. 20, 2006	Aug. 20, 2006 PACER
13	Response 1 Text of Proposed Order Order View on PACER 2 Affidavit Affidavit of Jerome Jacobs View on PACER 3 Affidavit Affidavit of Joseph Ferko View on PACER 4 Affidavit Affidavit of Patricia Ferko View on PACER 5 Affidavit Affidavit of Walter Connell View on PACER 6 Exhibit Public Document: Trussville EMS Website View on PACER 7 Exhibit DECA Certificate View on PACER 8 Exhibit Press Release, EEOC 05/23/2006 View on PACER	Aug. 20, 2006	Aug. 20, 2006 PACER
14	MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Richard D Bennett on 2/12/07. (eg, Deputy Clerk)	Feb. 12, 2007	Feb. 12, 2007 RECAP
15	Order on Motion to Dismiss	Feb. 12, 2007	Feb. 12, 2007 PACER
16	Amended Complaint 1 Local Rule 103(6)(c) copy identifying amendments View on PACER	Feb. 26, 2007	Feb. 26, 2007 PACER
17	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply	March 23, 2007	March 23, 2007 PACER
18	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply	March 26, 2007	March 26, 2007 PACER
19	Answer to Amended Complaint	March 30, 2007	March 30, 2007 PACER
20	Scheduling Order 1 Scheduling Order View on PACER	April 2, 2007	April 2, 2007 PACER
21	Settlement Conference - requesting	April 11, 2007	April 11, 2007 PACER
22	Order	April 12, 2007	April 12, 2007 PACER
23	Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge	April 13, 2007	April 13, 2007 PACER
24	Order 1 mediation View on PACER	April 16, 2007	April 16, 2007 PACER
25	Order	April 18, 2007	April 18, 2007 PACER
26	Motion to Seal	May 7, 2007	May 7, 2007 PACER
27	Response in Opposition to Motion 1 Exhibit 1 View on PACER 2 Exhibit 2 View on PACER	May 16, 2007	May 16, 2007 PACER
28	Response in Support of Motion 1 Affidavit Joe Ferko View on PACER 2 Exhibit Press Release View on PACER 3 Exhibit Paula Bathras note to Joe View on PACER	May 25, 2007	May 25, 2007 PACER
29	Order on Motion to Seal	June 1, 2007	June 1, 2007 PACER
30	Motion to Dismiss	June 22, 2007	June 22, 2007 PACER
31	Response in Opposition to Motion 1 Exhibit 1 View on PACER 2 Exhibit 2 View on PACER 3 Exhibit 3 View on PACER 4 Exhibit 4 View on PACER 5 Exhibit 5 View on PACER	July 9, 2007	July 9, 2007 PACER
	Telephone Conference	July 9, 2007	July 9, 2007 PACER
32	Order	July 11, 2007	July 11, 2007 PACER
33	Reply to Response to Motion 1 Affidavit Affidavit of Jerome Jacobs, CPA View on PACER	July 23, 2007	July 23, 2007 PACER
34	Motion for Sanctions 1 Exhibit 1 View on PACER 2 Exhibit 2 View on PACER 3 Exhibit 3 View on PACER	Aug. 3, 2007	Aug. 3, 2007 PACER
35	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply 1 Exhibit Copy of Emails from EEOC to Defense View on PACER	Aug. 8, 2007	Aug. 8, 2007 PACER
36	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply	Aug. 9, 2007	Aug. 9, 2007 PACER
37	Response in Opposition to Motion	Sept. 14, 2007	Sept. 14, 2007 PACER
38	Reply to Response to Motion	Sept. 20, 2007	Sept. 20, 2007 PACER
39	Memorandum Opinion	Jan. 3, 2008	Jan. 3, 2008 PACER
40	Order on Motion for Sanctions	Jan. 3, 2008	Jan. 3, 2008 PACER
41	Order	Jan. 4, 2008	Jan. 4, 2008 PACER
42	Status Report Submitted	Jan. 11, 2008	Jan. 11, 2008 PACER
43	Order	Jan. 14, 2008	Jan. 14, 2008 PACER
44	Order	Jan. 17, 2008	Jan. 17, 2008 PACER
	Settlement Conference	March 11, 2008	March 11, 2008 PACER
45	Motion to Approve Consent Judgment 1 Consent Decree View on PACER	April 14, 2008	April 14, 2008 PACER
46	Consent Decree 1 attachment View on PACER	April 14, 2008	April 14, 2008 PACER