Nadiya Williams-Boldware v. Denton County Texas

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that prompt investigation followed by cessation of harassing conduct supported dismissal of hostile work environment claim
• holding that the employer took sufficient remedial action when it “took seriously the [victim’s] complaints and its remedial efforts effectively halted the racially harassing conduct of which she complained”
• stating that the “basic thrust of the qualified-immunity doctrine is to free officials from the concerns of litigation, including avoidance of disruptive discovery”
• stating that the “basic thrust of the qualified-immunity doctrine is to free officials from the concerns of litigation, including avoidance of disruptive discovery”
• discussing several exemplary cases where employers were deemed to have taken prompt remedial action as a matter of law
• “Employers are not required to impose draconian penalties upon the offending employee in order to satisfy [the Fifth Circuit’s] prompt remedial action standard.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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• Brooks v. Firestone Polymers, LLC
  E.D. Texas· 2014-10-08· cited 20×
• McMullin v. Mississippi Department of Public Safety
  Fifth Circuit· 2015-04-06· cited 15×
• River Oaks L-M. Inc. D/B/A West Point Lincoln Mercury v. Veronica Vinton-Duarte
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2015-05-28· cited 14×
• Guadalajara v. Honeywell International, Inc.
  W.D. Texas· 2016-12-16· cited 3×
• Lopez v. Donahoe
  S.D. Texas· 2015-03-23· cited 2×
• Wyly v. W.F.K.R., Inc.
  W.D. Texas· 2014-02-19· cited 1×
• Hidalgo County, Texas v. Dora Herrera, Individually, and as Representative of the Estate of Reynaldo Herrera, Eric Herrera, Efren Herrera, Michael Herrera, Jessica Herrera Rodriguez, Celia Herrera, Vanessa Herrera, Veronica Herrera Rodriguez Herrera, and Rey Herrera
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 2015-08-24

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Ashcroft v. Iqbal
  Supreme Court· 2009-05-18· cited 149,772×
• Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly
  Supreme Court· 2007-05-21· cited 146,720×
• Shackelford v. Deloitte & Touche, LLP
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-10-04· cited 492×
• Hernandez v. Yellow Transp., Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2012-02-09· cited 486×
• Brandon Backe v. Steven LeBlanc
  Fifth Circuit· 2012-08-16· cited 311×
• Sandra Spragis Flowers v. Southern Regional Physician Services Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-03-30· cited 299×
• Celestine v. Petroleos De Venezuella SA
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-10-05· cited 292×
• Constance Chaix INDEST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FREEMAN DECORATING, INC. and Larry Arnaudet, Defendants-Appellees
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-01-19· cited 256×
• Ackerson v. Bean Dredging, LLC
  Fifth Circuit· 2009-11-25· cited 198×
• George WICKS, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MISSISSIPPI STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, Et Al., Defendants, Hazel Cook, Defendant-Appellant
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-01-06· cited 193×
• Skidmore v. Precision Printing & Packaging, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-09-13· cited 145×
• Hockman v. Westward Comm LLC
  Fifth Circuit· 2005-04-13· cited 142×
• Brown v. Miller
  Fifth Circuit· 2008-02-27· cited 138×
• Sandy Diana HIRRAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION D/B/A Amtrak, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-09-25· cited 110×
• Patsy Elaine CARMON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LUBRIZOL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-03-31· cited 92×
• Marvelle DORNHECKER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MALIBU GRAND PRIX CORP., Defendant-Appellant
  Fifth Circuit· 1987-09-30· cited 78×
• SMI Owen Steel Co., Inc. v. Marsh USA, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2008-03-07· cited 68×
• Jennifer Waymire v. Harris County, Texas
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-06-14· cited 64×
• Houston v. Ebi Companies
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-04-21· cited 6×
• Briones v. Caleb Brett USA
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-10-03· cited 2×