No. 25-6798

Jay Pemberton v. Bell's Brewery, Inc.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-12
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-procedure disability-discrimination employment-discrimination evidence-standard mcDonnell-douglas summary-judgment
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity ERISA EmploymentDiscrimina JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court of appeals may affirm summary judgment by resolving disputed issues of fact and credibility in the employer's favor based on judge-made frameworks such as McDonnell Douglas, rather than applying Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 and viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving employee

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether, in disability discrimination and related employment discrimination cases, a court of appeals may affirm summary judgment by resolving disputed issues of fact and credibility in the employer’s favor based on judge-made frameworks such asMcDonnell Douglas, rather than applying Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 and viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving employee.

Docket Entries

2025-12-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 16, 2026)

Attorneys

Jay Pemberton
Gwen-Marie DavisGDH Law Firm, Petitioner
Gwen-Marie DavisGDH Law Firm, Petitioner