No. 25-5929

Nintu Xi Gilmore-Bey v. Henry Meltser, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights employment-discrimination national-origin protected-class race-discrimination title-vii
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity EmploymentDiscrimina
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions' (EEOC) federal employment discrimination laws under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) and under 42 U.S.C. §1981 (§1981) qualifies employees who are indigenous peoples (whether named native American, american Indian, indigenous, aboriginal, aborigine, african American, muur American, paleo American, etc.) as a protected class for national origin discrimination-disparate treatment and/or race discrimination?

2. Whether national origin discrimination is related to racial discrimination under Title VII and ELCRA?

3. Whether a party has "absolute privilege" if it is abused under the "fighting words" doctrine and can cause an action for a defamation claim?

4. Whether a supervisor who is also the president and director of a company is an "agent" of an "employer" as defined under ELCRA and Title VII that can be held liable for unlawful employment discrimination in their individual capacity?

5. Whether a court of appeals can affirm a lower courts decision to grant a motion to dismiss under Federal Rules of Civil Procedures (FRCP) 12 (b)(6) if misconduct to obtain that decision has taken place by the moving party?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal employment discrimination laws qualify indigenous peoples as a protected class for national origin and/or race discrimination

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-11-21
Waiver of right of respondent Henry Meltster, et al. to respond filed.
2025-08-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 21, 2025)

Attorneys

Henry Meltster, et al.
Evan M. ChallWright Beamer, PLC, Respondent
Nintu Xi Gilmore-Bey
Nintu Xi Gilmore-Bey — Petitioner