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.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (5/27/2008)

Clearinghouse (6/10/2017)

People

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Judge(s)

Bennett, Richard D. (Maryland)

Judge(s)

Bennett, Richard D. (Maryland)

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Documents in this case

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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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

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