Source: http://www.justice.gov/crt-53
Timestamp: 2016-02-09 15:46:43
Document Index: 570039516

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2000', '§ 2000', '§ 1331', '§ 2000', '§ 2000', '§ 2000', '§ 2000', '§ 2000', '§ 1981', '§ 1981']

FORT LAUDERDALE DIVISION
v.	) CASE NO. CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, )	FLORIDA,	)
COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL Plaintiff, United States of America, alleges:
1.	This action is brought by the United States to enforce the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. ï½§ 2000e, et seq. ("Title VII").
2.	This Court has jurisdiction over the action under 42 U.S.C. ï½§ 2000e-5(f) and 28 U.S.C. ï½§ï½§ 1331, 1345.
3.	Defendant, the City of Fort Lauderdale ("Defendant"), is a political subdivision of the State of Florida, created pursuant to Florida law.
4.	Defendant is a person within the meaning of 42 U.S.C.ï½§ 2000e(a), and an employer within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. ï½§ 2000e(b).
5.	The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") received a timely charge filed by Elgin O. Jones (Charge No. 15A-98-0317), a black male employed in the City's Public Services Department, which alleged that the City discriminated against Mr. Jones on the basis of his race and in retaliation for opposing practices he reasonably believed to be discriminatory. 6.	Pursuant to Section 706 of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. ï½§ 2000e-5, the EEOC investigated the charge, found reasonable cause to believe that Mr. Jones' allegations of racial discrimination and retaliation were true, attempted unsuccessfully to achieve through conciliation a voluntary resolution of the charge, and subsequently referred the charge to the Department of Justice. 7.	All conditions precedent to the filing of suit have been performed or have occurred.
FIRST COUNT 8.	Defendant Fort Lauderdale has discriminated against Elgin O. Jones, because of his race, black, in violation of Section 703(a) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. ï½§ 2000e-2(a), among other ways, by:
a.	failing or refusing to promote Mr. Jones to the position of Engineering Inspector I in February 1998; and
b.	failing or refusing to take appropriate action to remedy fully the effects of the discrimination against Mr. Jones.
SECOND COUNT 9. Defendant has discriminated against Mr. Jones in violation of Section 704(a) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. ï½§ 2000e-3(a) by:
a.	subjecting Mr. Jones to harassment that adversely affected the terms, conditions, and privileges of his employment because he opposed employment practices by Defendant that he reasonably believed to be unlawful practices on the basis of race, filed an internal complaint of discrimination with the City, and filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC Charge No. 15A-98-0317; and
failing or refusing to take appropriate action fully to remedy the effects of the discrimination against Mr. Jones.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, the United States, prays that this Court grant the following relief:
Enjoin the City and its directors, officers, agents, employees, successors, and all persons in active concert or participation with the City, as appropriate, from failing or refusing to:
(i)	provide sufficient remedial relief to make whole the charging party, Mr. Jones, for the individual loss he has suffered as a result of the discrimination against him as alleged in this complaint;
(ii)	adopt a clear, meaningful, and well-publicized written policy prohibiting retaliatory harassment against any City employee; and
(iii)	take other appropriate nondiscriminatory measures to overcome the effects of the discrimination alleged in this complaint.
b.	Award compensatory damages to Elgin O. Jones for mental and/or physical injuries incurred as a result of the discrimination against him as alleged in this complaint, pursuant to and within the statutory limitations of Section 102 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. ï½§ 1981a.
Plaintiff prays for such additional relief as justice may require.
JURY DEMAND The United States hereby demands a trial by jury of all issues so triable pursuant to Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Section 102 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. ï½§ 1981a.	JOHN ASHCROFT
D.C. Bar No. 244202
Member N.Y. Bar (no number issued)
MA Bar No. 633142
Employment Litigation Section, Room 4613
Telephone: (202) 514-3862
Facsimile: (202) 514-1105
Electronic Mail: cburrows@usdoj.gov
MARCOS DANIEL JIMENEZ
By:	_________________________________
Florida Bar No. _______________
99 Northeast Fourth Street Miami, Florida 33132 Telephone: (305) 961-9332 Facsimile: (305) 530-7976