Case: EEOC v. HORSETRADERS, INC. D/B/A BULLFROGS

9:05-cv-00193 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2005

Closed Date: Aug. 29, 2009

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Case Summary

In September 2005, the Dallas District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Horsetraders, Inc., d/b/a Bullfrogs Restaurant, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the charging party, a female employee, to a sexually hostile work environment consisting of sexually explicit remarks and unwelcome touch…

The three-year decree, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: adopt an anti-sexual harassment policy, notify its employees of the new policy, provide Title VII training for all its employees, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, and pay $49,000. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (6/8/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4687001/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-horsetraders-inc/

Judge(s)

Clark, Ron (Texas)

Craven, Caroline M. (Texas)

Judge(s)

Clark, Ron (Texas)

Craven, Caroline M. (Texas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

9:05-cv-00193	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Horsetraders, Inc.	Aug. 29, 2006	Aug. 29, 2006 Docket
1 9:05-cv-00193	Complaint EEOC v. Horsetraders, Inc.	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005 Complaint
8 9:05-cv-00193	Order Granting Janette England's Motion to Intervene EEOC v. Horsetraders, Inc.	Nov. 23, 2005	Nov. 23, 2005 Order/Opinion 2005 WL 3149346
10 9:05-cv-00193	Plaintiff-Intervenor's Original Complaint EEOC v. Horsetraders, Inc.	Dec. 2, 2005	Dec. 2, 2005 Complaint
21 9:05-cv-00193	Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint EEOC v. Horsetraders, Inc.	May 8, 2006	May 8, 2006 Complaint
36 9:05-cv-00193	Consent Decree EEOC v. Horsetraders, Inc.	Aug. 29, 2006	Aug. 29, 2006 Settlement Agreement
37 9:05-cv-00193	Final Judgment and Order Entering Consent Decree EEOC v. Horsetraders, Inc.	Aug. 29, 2006	Aug. 29, 2006 Order/Opinion

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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/4687001/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-horsetraders-inc/

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ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 30, 2005	COMPLAINT against Horsetraders Inc (Title VII--EEOC) , filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(djh, ) (Entered: 09/30/2005)	PACER
	Sept. 30, 2005	Filing fee waived --government entity (djh, ) (Entered: 09/30/2005)	PACER
	Sept. 30, 2005	Summons Issued as to Richard Miller and mailed back to atty for service. (djh, ) (Entered: 09/30/2005)	PACER
3	Oct. 12, 2005	MOTION to Intervene by Janette England. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Castetter, Alex) (Entered: 10/12/2005)	PACER
4	Nov. 8, 2005	Original ANSWER to Complaint by Horsetraders Inc.(Guillory, David) (Entered: 11/08/2005)	PACER
	Nov. 9, 2005	Magistrate Consent Form Mailed to Horsetraders Inc (kjr, ) (Entered: 11/09/2005)	PACER
5	Nov. 17, 2005	RESPONSE to Motion re 3 MOTION to Intervene filed by Horsetraders Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Guillory, David) (Entered: 11/17/2005)	PACER
6	Nov. 17, 2005	ORDER governing proceedings. Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 11/17/05. (djh, ) (Entered: 11/18/2005)	PACER
7	Nov. 18, 2005	REPLY to Response to Motion re 3 MOTION to Intervene filed by Janette England. (Castetter, Alex) (Entered: 11/18/2005)	PACER
8	Nov. 23, 2005	ORDER granting 3 Motion to Intervene and Janette England's is allowed to file her plaintiff-intervener original complaint . Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 11/23/05. (djh, )	RECAP
9	Nov. 23, 2005	Intervenor COMPLAINT , filed by Janette England (and adding Ricky Miller as additional defendant).(kjr, ) (Entered: 11/28/2005)	PACER
	Nov. 28, 2005	Magistrate Consent Form emailed to Janette England (kjr, ) (Entered: 11/28/2005)	PACER
10	Dec. 2, 2005	Intervenor COMPLAINT, filed by Janette England.(Castetter, Alex) (Entered: 12/02/2005)	PACER
11	Dec. 9, 2005	NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by William C Backhaus on behalf of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Backhaus, William) (Entered: 12/09/2005)	PACER
12	Jan. 3, 2006	NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Paul Allen Robbins on behalf of Ricky Miller, Horsetraders Inc (Robbins, Paul) (Entered: 01/03/2006)	PACER
13	Jan. 6, 2006	NOTICE of Disclosure by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) (Backhaus, William) (Entered: 01/06/2006)	PACER
14	Jan. 6, 2006	NOTICE of Disclosure by Janette England (Castetter, Alex) (Entered: 01/06/2006)	PACER
15	Jan. 11, 2006	REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Castetter, Alex) (Entered: 01/11/2006)	PACER
16	Feb. 7, 2006	SCHEDULING ORDER setting case specific deadlines, including docket call and final pretrial at 1:30 pm on 9/5/06 and jury selection at 9:00 am on 9/12/06. The case management conference set for 2/13/06 is cancelled . Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 2/7/06. (kjr, ) (Entered: 02/07/2006)	PACER
18	March 27, 2006	NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by David C Rivela on behalf of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Rivela, David) (Entered: 03/27/2006)	PACER
19	March 27, 2006	First MOTION to Amend/Correct Scheduling Order by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order proposed order)(Rivela, David) (Entered: 03/27/2006)	PACER
20	March 27, 2006	ORDER granting 19 Motion to enlarge deadline to conduct mediation to August 2006. The suggestion of mediation by 3/27/06 is deleted from the scheduling order. Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 3/27/06. (kjr, ) (Entered: 03/28/2006)	PACER
21	May 8, 2006	AMENDED COMPLAINT (First) against Horsetraders Inc, filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(Rivela, David) (Entered: 05/08/2006)	PACER
22	June 22, 2006	Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery by Horsetraders Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Guillory, David) (Entered: 06/22/2006)	PACER
23	June 28, 2006	ORDER that by July 24, 2006, at 4:00 p.m., the parties shall each submit directly to the Court an estimate of the time that party needs to complete the presentation of testimony in this case. The required statements should not be filed with the clerk, but should be submitted only to the court. Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 6/28/06. (kjr, ) (Entered: 06/28/2006)	PACER
24	July 5, 2006	NOTICE of Disclosure by Janette England (Castetter, Alex) (Entered: 07/05/2006)	PACER
25	July 20, 2006	ORDER SCHEDILING MEDIATION CONFERENCEMediation Conference set for 8/4/200610:00 AM in Ctrm 403 (Texarkana) before Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven. Signed by Judge Caroline Craven on 7/20/06. (mpv, ) (Entered: 07/20/2006)	PACER
26	July 21, 2006	Witness List by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (djh, ) (Entered: 07/21/2006)	PACER
27	July 25, 2006	ORDER granting 22 Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery until 8/30/06. Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 7/25/06. (kjr, ) (Entered: 07/25/2006)	PACER
28	July 27, 2006	NOTICE of Disclosure by Janette England (Castetter, Alex) (Entered: 07/27/2006)	PACER
29	July 31, 2006	NOTICE by Janette England Plaintiff-Intervenor's Notice Of Intent To Offer Certified Records (Castetter, Alex) (Entered: 07/31/2006)	PACER
30	Aug. 1, 2006	NOTICE by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of Intent to Offer Certified Records (Rivela, David) (Entered: 08/01/2006)	PACER
31	Aug. 1, 2006	ORDER ON LIMITATIONS OF TRIAL TIME. The court allocates 7 hours to plaintiff, 3.5 hours to plaintiff-intervenor and 9 hours to the defendant, in which to present their respective cases, including direct examination, redirect, cross and re-cross of all witnesses, but excluding time related to jury selection and opening and closing. Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 8/1/06. (kjr, ) (Entered: 08/02/2006)	PACER
34	Aug. 8, 2006	ORDER ON CLOSING DOCUMENTS. All parties or their counsel shall submit to the court all papers necessary for the closing of this case and its removal from the active docket of this court on or before September 15, 2006. Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 8/8/06. (kjr, ) (Entered: 08/09/2006)	PACER
33	Aug. 9, 2006	REPORT of Mediation Mediation result: Settled(mpv, ) (Entered: 08/09/2006)	PACER
35	Aug. 24, 2006	MOTION for Settlement by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Consent Decree# 2 Text of Proposed Order Final Judgment and Order Entering Consent Decree)(Rivela, David) (Entered: 08/24/2006)	PACER
36	Aug. 29, 2006	CONSENT DECREE setting forth terms of injunction and settlement of case. Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 8/28/06. (kjr, ) (Entered: 08/30/2006)	PACER
37	Aug. 29, 2006	FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER ENTERING CONSENT DECREE. Horsetraders, Inc. will bear all costs associated with implementing the provisions of the consent decree. The EEOC, Intervenor Janette England, and Defendant Horsetraders, Inc. and Ricky Miller shall bear their own costs and attorney's fees. Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 8/28/06. (kjr, ) (Entered: 08/30/2006)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Texas

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 30, 2005

Closing Date: Aug. 29, 2009

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

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

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Private 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

Horsetraders, Inc.

Ricky Miller

Case Details

Causes of Action:

State law

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

Other Dockets:

Eastern District of Texas 9:05-cv-00193

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

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

Content of Injunction:

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Monitoring

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 49000

Order Duration: 2006 - 2009

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination Basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. HORSETRADERS, INC. D/B/A BULLFROGS, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/7894/ (last updated 6/8/2007).