Case: EEOC v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC

1:01-cv-00803 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: March 29, 2001

Closed Date: Jan. 23, 2002

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Case Summary

In March 2001, the Atlanta District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. in U.S. District for the Northern District of Georgia. The only document publicly available regarding the case is the docket; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. After some discovery, the parties settled in January 2002 through a consent decree. It appears from the docket that the decree had one year duration and required the defendant to pay $200,000.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (6/30/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/19979213/parties/equal-employment-v-bellsouth-telecommun/

Judge(s)

Story, Richard W. (Georgia)

Judge(s)

Story, Richard W. (Georgia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1:01-cv-00803	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment v. BellSouth Telecommun	Jan. 23, 2002	Jan. 23, 2002 Docket

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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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/19979213/equal-employment-v-bellsouth-telecommun/

Last updated Oct. 31, 2025, 3:41 p.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	March 29, 2001	COMPLAINT filed. Consent form to proceed before U.S. magistrate and pretrial instructions given to attorney; jury demand (ck) (Entered: 04/02/2001)	PACER
2	March 29, 2001	ANSWERS TO INITIAL DISCLOSURES by plaintiff (ck) (Entered: 04/02/2001)	PACER
3	April 4, 2001	Withdrawal of S. Robert Royal & Rosemarie Rhodes as counsel for the plaintiff. (ck) (Entered: 04/09/2001)	PACER
5	May 29, 2001	ANSWER by defendant to complaint [1-1] Discovery ends 10/26/01 (ck) (Entered: 05/31/2001)	PACER
6	June 13, 2001	ANSWERS TO INITIAL DISCLOSURES by defendant (ck) (Entered: 06/14/2001)	PACER
7	June 25, 2001	Preliminary Report and Discovery Schedule. (to judge) (ck) (Entered: 06/26/2001)	PACER
	June 28, 2001	ENDORSED ORDER by Judge Richard W. Story APPROVING [7-1] preliminary statement (cc) (ck) (Entered: 06/28/2001)	PACER
8	July 11, 2001	Notice of filing supplemental discovery by plaintiff. (ck) (Entered: 07/13/2001)	PACER
9	July 20, 2001	Notice of change of address of Steven T. Breaux, counsel for the defendant. (ck) (Entered: 07/23/2001)	PACER
10	Aug. 7, 2001	Notice of filing original certificates of service by defendant. (ck) (Entered: 08/07/2001)	PACER
11	Sept. 10, 2001	Notice to take deposition of Deborah Caldwell by defendant (lme) (Entered: 09/12/2001)	PACER
12	Sept. 21, 2001	Reset Notice to take deposition of Deborah Caldwell by defendant (lme) (Entered: 09/26/2001)	PACER
13	Oct. 24, 2001	CONSENT ORDER by Judge Richard W. Story, extending time thru 11/30/01 for discovery period , Discovery ends 11/30/01 (cc) (lme) (Entered: 10/25/2001)	PACER
14	Nov. 19, 2001	Reset Notice to take deposition of Deborah Caldwell by defendant. (lme) (Entered: 11/20/2001)	PACER
15	Nov. 29, 2001	CONSENT ORDER by Judge Richard W. Story, extending time thru 1/18/02 for discovery , Discovery ends 1/18/02 (cc) (lme) (Entered: 11/29/2001)	PACER
16	Jan. 23, 2002	CONSENT DECREE approved Judge Richard W. Story that BellSouth will pay $200,000.00 in monetary relief in settlement of this case. Ms. Caldwell shall retire from BellSouth with a pension commencement date of 1/23/02. This consnet decree shall continue to be effective and binding upon the parties for a period of 12 months immediately following the entry of this decree and shall expire at the end of this 12 month period, provided that all remedial benefits have been received. Parties shall each bear their own respective cost and atty's fees for this action. (cc) (lme) (Entered: 01/24/2002)	PACER
	Jan. 23, 2002	Case terminated. (lme) (Entered: 01/24/2002)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Georgia

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 29, 2001

Closing Date: Jan. 23, 2002

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

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

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.

Other Dockets:

Northern District of Georgia 1:01-cv-00803

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Amount Defendant Pays: 200000

Order Duration: 2002 - 2003

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/6134/ (last updated 6/30/2007).