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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bloomberg L.P.

MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 598 MOTION for Attorney Fees . . Document

33 Cited authorities

  1. Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n

    434 U.S. 412 (1978)   Cited 3,658 times   33 Legal Analyses
    Holding that for a defendant to recoup attorneys fees under § 706(k) of Title VII, a court must find that the plaintiff litigated his or her claim beyond the point where it became “frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless” or where plaintiff acted in bad faith

  2. Gen. Tel. Co. v. EEOC

    446 U.S. 318 (1980)   Cited 1,387 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the EEOC's enforcement suits should not be considered representative actions subject to Rule 23"

  3. Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

    432 U.S. 355 (1977)   Cited 638 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that there is no statute of limitations applicable to the EEOC's ability to bring Title VII enforcement proceedings in federal district court

  4. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Agro Distribution, LLC

    555 F.3d 462 (5th Cir. 2009)   Cited 372 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts must consider jurisdiction sua sponte even when neither party has raised the issue

  5. Reiter v. MTA N.Y.C. Transit Auth.

    457 F.3d 224 (2d Cir. 2006)   Cited 257 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a district court's conclusion that a Rule 68 offer was more favorable than a judgment including substantial equitable relief was "clearly erroneous ... [because it] draws indefensible conclusions about the worthlessness of the equitable relief ... obtained"

  6. Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Bloomberg L.P.

    967 F. Supp. 2d 816 (S.D.N.Y. 2013)   Cited 125 times
    Holding that showing a few occasions where an employee performed work in New York is insufficient to show that the alleged discriminatory events had an impact in New York

  7. E.E.O.C. v. Harvey L. Walner, Assocs.

    91 F.3d 963 (7th Cir. 1996)   Cited 121 times
    Holding that the EEOC lacked standing to bring the action against the employer

  8. Taylor v. Harbour Pointe Homeowners Ass'n

    690 F.3d 44 (2d Cir. 2012)   Cited 53 times
    Reversing denial of fee award to prevailing defendants on the summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff's Fair Housing Act claim where the record was "pellucid" that she had never requested an accommodation for her disability and where her prior complaint filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights had been dismissed

  9. Quintana v. Jenne

    414 F.3d 1306 (11th Cir. 2005)   Cited 60 times
    Holding that attorneys' fees may be apportioned and awarded for a frivolous claim while not being awarded for a separate non-frivolous claim, although both part of the same lawsuit

  10. E.E.O.C. v. Asplundh Tree Expert Co.

    340 F.3d 1256 (11th Cir. 2003)   Cited 57 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the EEOC must, among other things, "respond in a reasonable and flexible manner to the reasonable attitudes of the employer"

  11. Section 2000e-5 - Enforcement provisions

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5   Cited 26,970 times   124 Legal Analyses
    Holding charges must be made in writing, under oath, and contain all information as the Commission requires

  12. Section 2000e-8 - Investigations

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e-8   Cited 392 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing the EEOC to "enter into written agreements" with state and local agencies to promote "effective enforcement" of the Act

  13. Section 2000e-9 - Conduct of hearings and investigations pursuant to section 161 of title 29

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e-9   Cited 181 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Granting the EEOC the same investigative powers as those given to the National Labor Relations Board in 29 U.S.C. § 161