"At the time of the incident, Gaslamp did not have a dress code posted and the Gaslamp website did not contain a dress code," according to the lawsuit. The owner, Ayman Jarrah, and his company, did not require a similar cover charge for white patrons, according to court documents.įederal prosecutors said previously that photographs appearing on social media promoting Gaslamp showed white customers wearing clothing similar to that worn by black patrons who were weren't allowed in.
The lawsuit accused the bar of forcing African-American, Latino and Asian-American patrons to pay a $10 to $20 cover charge before they could enter the business at Brazos and Hadley streets. The bar will be tested a total of 12 times. This same information must also be displayed on any print or other advertising for the bar, as well as the establishment's Facebook page.Ī testing program will also be created to monitor the bar's compliance with the settlement and federal public accommodation laws. He declined to disclose any financial portion of the settlement.Īttorney Tim Sutherland, who represents the bar, declined Thursday afternoon to comment.Īs part of the settlement, the bar must put a printed sign at each public entrance stating "the establishment is open to all members of the public without regard to race, color, or national origin," according to court documents. It wasn't about the money but more about the treatment of minorities and making sure this doesn't happen to anybody else." "You can't sit down and take discrimination.
"My clients are satisfied," said Ike Okorafor, one of three attorneys representing the three African-American men who were charged a cover to enter the bar.
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