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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT LAUDERDALE DIVISION

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,

98-6792

Plaintiff,
v.

tl~. fEKGUSCN CIVIL ACTION NO.

CSI FORT LAUDERDALE, INC.,

COMPLAINT

MAGISTRATE JUDG;ij
· SNOW ,

INJUNCTIVE RELIEF SOU(inft'~ ~ ~

Defendant.

JURY TRIAL DEMAND

NATURE OF THE ACTION

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This is an action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Titl~f th8"Civ

Rights Act of 1991 to correct unlawful employment practices, in the nature of a breach of a

Negotiated Settlement Agreement reached with the Defendant, Nancy Cipollone, and the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission ("the EEOC" or "Commission"). The Commission alleges

that CSI Fort Lauderdale, Inc. ("the Defendant"), breached the Negotiated Settlement Agreement,

which was reached utilizing the Commission's Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") program.

The Defendant had agreed, among other things, to pay a certain monetary amount in full

settlement of a charge of discrimination filed by Nancy Cipollone. The Commission alleges that

Defendant has breached this agreement by failing and refusing to make payment of this monetary

amount to Ms. Cipollone as set forth in the agreement. The Commission seeks to have this Court

specifically enforce this Negotiated Settlement Agreement.

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JURISDICTION AND VENUE 1. Jurisdiction of this Court is invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 451, 1331, 1337, 1343 and 1345 and 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(t) (3) and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. This action is authorized and instituted pursuant to Section 706(t)(3) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(t) (3) ("Title VII"). 2. The employment practices alleged to be unlawful were and now being committed within the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division.
PARTIES 3. Plaintiff, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the "Commission"), is the agency of the United States of America charged with the administration, interpretation and enforcement of Title VII, and is expressly authorized to bring this action by Section 706(t) (3) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f) (3). 4. At all relevant times, Defendant, CSI Fort Lauderdale, Inc. (the "Employer"), has continuously been a Florida corporation doing business in the State of Florida and the City of Fort Lauderdale, and has continuously had at least 15 employees. 5. At all relevant times, Defendant Employer has continuously been an employer engaged in an industry affecting commerce within the meaning of Sections 701 (b), (g) and (h) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e(b), (g) and (h).
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STATEMENT OF CLAIMS 6. More than thirty days prior to the institution of this lawsuit, Nancy Cipollone filed a charge with the Commission alleging violations of Title VII by the Defendant Employer. All conditions precedent to the institution of this lawsuit have been fulfilled. 7. Since at least February 6, 1998, Defendant Employer has engaged in unlawful employment practices at its Fort Lauderdale office, in violation of Section 706 (f) (3) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5 (f) (3). Specifically, Defendant entered into a Negotiated Settlement Agreement with the Commission and Nancy Cipollone where Defendant agreed to pay Ms. Cipollone $7,000.00 as full monetary settlement of the charge of discrimination she filed against the Defendant. Defendant breached this agreement by failing and refusing to pay this amount to Ms. Cipollone within the timeframe required by the agreement and has, to date, failed to make such payment. Therefore, the Commission is seeking an Order from this Court specifically enforcing the agreement Defendant entered into with the Commission and Ms. Cipollone. 8. The effect of the practice(s) complained of in paragraph seven above has been to deprive Nancy Cipollone of equal employment opportunities.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF Wherefore, the Commission respectfully requests that this Court: A. Grant specific performance of the Negotiated Settlement Agreement entered into and executed by Defendant, the Commission and Nancy Cipollone.
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B. Order Defendant Employer to pay Nancy Cipollone the $7,000.00 Defendant had negotiated and agreed to pay, plus interest in the amounts to be proved at trial, and other affirmative relief necessary to eradicate the effects of the breach of the agreement and to effectively enforce the agreement entered into by Defendant with Ms. Cipollone and the Commission.
C. Grant such further relief as the Court deems necessary and proper in the public interest.
D. Award the Commission its costs of this action.
C. GREGORY STEWART General Counsel GWENDOLYN R. REAMS Associate General Counsel DELNER FRANKLIN-THOMAS Regional Attorney EVEG. LOWE Supervisory Trial Attorney
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GED~?SERRALTA
Senior Trial Attorney Florida Bar No. 0864137
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Case 0:98-cv-06792-WDF Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/31/1998 Page 5 of 6 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Miami District Office One Biscayne Tower- Suite 2700 Two South Biscayne Boulevard Miami, Florida 33131 Telephone (305) 530-6000 (305) 530-6009 Facsimile (305) 530-7660
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The JS-44 civil cover sheet and the information conunned here•n neither replace nor supplement the tiling and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as provided by local
ruin of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initittmg the civil docket shoot. ISEE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REVERSE OF THE FORM.I

I (a) PLAINTlFFS

DEFENDANTS

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CCMttiSSION

CSI FORT LAUDERDALE, INC.

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ISTRATE j(JDGB SNOW

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(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)

NOTE IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES. USE THE LOCATION OF THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED

(C} ATIORNEYS (FIRM NAME, ADDRESS. AND TELEPHONE NUMBER)

'NOWN9 - Gedety N. Serralta, Senior Trial Attorney

AITORNEYS (OF

8 6 7 9 2 EEOC, One Biscayne Tower, 2 s. Biscayne Blvd.

Suite 2700, Miami, Florida 33131

(d) CIRCLE COUNT

E ACTION AROSE:

DADE MONROE BROWARD ALM BEACH, MARTIN, ST. LUCIE, INDIAN RIVER, OKEECHOBEE, HIGHLANDS

rx 1 U.S. Government Plalntlfl
0 2 U.S. Government Delendllnt

(PLACE AN ... IN ONE BOX ONLY)
0 3 Federal Question (U.S. Government Nol a Party)
0 4 DlviiBity (Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item Ill)

111. cmzENSHIP oF PRINCIPAL PARTIES

(PlACE .... "'ONE lOX

(For Diversity Cases Only)

FOA PlAINTIFf AND ONE BOX FOA OEFENDAHl)

Chlzen ol Thla State

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Chizen ol Another State 02 02

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v. NATURE OF SUIT (PLACE AN X IN ONE BOX ONLY)

A CONTRACT

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TORTS

B FORFEITURE IP£NAI TY

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BANKRUPTCY

A OTHER STATUTES

0 110 lnauronco

0 120 Monno

0 130 Minar Act

0 140 Negonablo 1no1n1men1
so 0 1 RoaJYory of Ovorp.oymen1
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152 RoaJYory o1 Dolauftod
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B 0 153 Recovery of Ovorp.oymanl or V.Ceran·s Benefits

0 160 Stoci<hotdonl" Suits

0 190 Other ContriiCI

0 195 Contract Product LJal>iMiy

A REAL PROPERTY
0 210 L.and~nabon
B 0 220 Foroctoouro
0 230 Rent L.... & Ej8Ciment 0 240 Torts to Land 0 245 Tort Product uaboity 0 290 AI Other Real Property

PERSONAL INJURY

PERSONAL INJURY

0 310 Airplane 0 31 5 Alrplono Product
I..JoiAiy
0 320 Aouuft, Wbel & Slander
0 330 Federal Employers· u.ttoily

0 362 Pononal lllfUryMod ~IICbce
0 365 Poroonal lnJYryProduct I.Jabollly
0 368 -too PtorliOnal I"'U'Y Product
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0 340 Marine
0 345 -wablly Product 0350 l\lolorVehocle

PERSONAL PROPEr.TY 0 370 Other Fraud
B U 371 T~ tn Londtng

0355 l\lolorVehocle Product L.lobMiy

U 360 Other Personal Property Damage

0 360 Other PononaJ lntUry

0 365 PllJI)orly Damage Product L.lobMiy

A CIVIL RIGHTS
~1 Yobng 2 Employment
0 443 Housing/
Accornrncxjations
0 444 w...,. 0 440 Oilier CMI R;ghts

B PRISONER PETITIONS
lJ 510 Mohona to Vacate Sentence
Habeas Corpus
r<0530 ~cal
ltt-c0535 Death Penalty 540 Mandamus & Other iJ 550C1vil Rigbts

[,! ~!IJ Agrocu~ure

D 620 Other Food & Drug

D 625 Drug Related se;zure ol Property 21 USC SB1

U 630 Lrquor Laws

0 640 A A & Truck

C 650 Airline Regs

0 660 Occu~at'!Ona!

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Sa ely/Health

r 690 Other

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LABOR

rJ 710 F81r Labor Standards
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B 0 720 Labor/Mgmt
RetatiOOS
0 730 Labor/Mgmt Repomng &
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0 740 A811way Labor Ad
rl 790 Other Labor
B WtigatK>n lJ 791 Empl Ret Inc Security Ad

0 422 Appeal 28 usc t58
0423 Wilhdr-al 28 usc 157
A PROPERTY RIGHTS
0 820 eopyngt>ts 0 830 Potent 0 840 Trademart<
R SOCIAL SECURITY
0 86t HIA (t39511) 0 862 Black Lung (923) 0 863 DIWC/DIWW •(405(g)) 0 864 SSID rille XVI 0 865 RSI (405(g))
A FEDERAL TAX SUITS
0 870 Taxes (U 5 Plaintlll
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0 871 IRS- Thrd Pony 26 usc 7609

0 400 State
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0 4 t 0 Antitruo1 0 430 BankS and Baniung
B 0 450 Commerce/ICC - /etc.
0 480 ~nation 0 470 Racket- tnlluonced and
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0 850 s.cu-.teom...,._;
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0 875 C12uoulosmce3r-<~ 10 -
0 891 Agriculural Actlt
0 892 EconomK: Stal>iMzaAd
0 893 Enwonmontal Maners
0 894 Energy- Ad 0 895 Freedom of
lntorrnolK>nAcl 0 900 Appeal of Foe Del
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0 950 Constitubonaity of
* Stmo Statutoo 0 890 Other Statutory

•A or B

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VI. ORIGIN

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Transferred from

Appeal to Distnct 0 7 Judge from

XX1 Original

0 2 Removed from 0 3 Remanded lrom 0 4 Reft led 0 5 another district

0 6 Multid1stnct

Magistrate

Proceeding

State Court

Appellate Court

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Utigation

Judgment

VII. REQUESTED IN CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION

COMPLAINT:

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DEMAND$

Check YES only if demanded in complaint:
JURY DEMAND: ~ES o NO

VIII. RELATED CASE(S) (See instructions): IF ANY

JUDGE _______________________ DOCKETNUMBEK---------------------

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
S/F I-2 REV. 6/90

Aaount: _ _ _ __
Date Paid:_ _ _ _ _ _ __ 11/ifp:_ _ _ __

 
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CLOSED
CIVIL CASE

liNITED STATES DISTRICT COLRT SOl :THERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

EQCAL Eiv1PLOYI'v1E\JT OPPORTl INITY COMMISSION,
Plaintifl~
vs. CSI f-ORT LAUDERDALE. INC ..
Defendant.

Case No. 98-6792-CIV-FERGUSON
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Fll\1 1\L DEFAl1LT Jl'DGMENT

IN ACCORDANCE with the defendant's default entered by the Clerk's Office on March 31.

!999, it is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that final default judgment is hereby entered in favor ofthe

plaimitT and against defendant in the amount of $7.000 plus legal interest.

The Court ret::1ins jurisdictit""~n to consider nwtions for attorney's fees and costs.

2/~ay DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Ft. Lauderdale. Florida. this

of March.

1999.
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copies provided: Gcdety N. Serralta, Esq. Bradford J. Beilly, Registered Agent Andrew T. Lavin, Esq.

ON, JR. STRICT JUDGE

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U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida (Ft. Lauderdale) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 0:98-cv-06792-WDF

CLOSED

Equal Employment v. CSI Fort Lauderdale Assigned to: Judge Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr Demand: $0 Cause: 42:2003 Job Discrimination
Plaintiff
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Date Filed: 07/30/1998 Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 442 Civil Rights: Jobs Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Plaintiff
represented by Gedety Nayets Serralta Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Miami District Office 2 S Biscayne Boulevard 2700 One Biscayne Tower Miami, FL 33131-2483 305-530-6009 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

V. Defendant CSI Fort Lauderdale, Inc.

Date Filed 07/30/1998 07/30/1998 07/30/1998 11/19/1998
03/19/1999
03/22/1999

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Docket Text

1 COMPLAINT filed; FILING FEE waived LSS A-7 (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/31/1998)

Magistrate identification: Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/31/1998)

2 SUMMONS issued for CSI Fort Lauderdale (Former Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/31/1998)

3 RETURN OF SERVICE executed for CSI Fort Lauderdale on 11/12/98 Answer due on 12/2/98 for CSI Fort Lauderdale (dp, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 11/20/1998)

4 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE plaintiff has 10 days to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. ( signed by Judge Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. on 3/19/99) CCAP (dp, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/23/1999)

5 MOTION by Equal Employment for default judgment against CSI Fort

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Lauderdale (dp, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/23/1999)
6 RESPONSE to Order to Show Cause by Equal Employment (dp, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/29/1999)
7 DEFAULT JUDGMENT against CSI Fort Lauderdale in the amount of $7,000 plus interest ( signed by Judge Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. on 3/31/99) CCAP (dp, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/02/1999)
CASE CLOSED. Case and Motions no longer referred to Magistrate. [51] motion for default judgment against CSI Fort Lauderdale (dp, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/02/1999)

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