No. 25-6605
Julian Francis Bates v. General Motors, LLC, dba GM
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-shifting discovery-rules employee-resource-group employment-discrimination gender-bias summary-judgment
Latest Conference:
2026-03-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
Can a party fail to cooperate in discovery, disobey court rules, interrupt the McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green burden-shifting evidence approach and then be granted summary judgement?
Was a General Motors ' women 's only employee resource group an unlawful D.E.I. initiative, policy, program, or practice that involved General Motors taking a negative employment action motivated by Julian Bates ' gender or sex as a man?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a party can be granted summary judgment after failing to cooperate in discovery and disobeying court rules, and whether a women's employee resource group constitutes an unlawful employment action based on gender
Docket Entries
2026-03-23
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until April 13, 2026, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
2026-03-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
2026-02-20
Waiver of right of respondent General Motors, LLC to respond filed.
2025-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 17, 2026)
Attorneys
General Motors, LLC
Daniel L. Villaire — Ogletree Deakins, Respondent
Julian Bates
Julian Francis Bates — Petitioner