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Jay Pemberton v. Bell's Brewery, Inc.
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-1518 · judgment September 4, 2025
Question presented
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 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. LIST OF PARTIES Petitioner: Jay Pemberton. Respondent: Bell’s Brewery, Inc. RELATED PROCEEDINGS Jay Pemberton v. Bell’s Brewery, Inc., No. 1:22-cv-00739 (W.D. Mich.) Jay Pemberton v. Bell’s Brewery, Inc., No. 24-1518 (6th Cir.)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Gwen-Marie Davis
GDH Law Firm
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Jun 08 2026Petition DENIED.
- May 20 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2026.
- May 08 2026Petitioner complied with order of April 20, 2026.
- Apr 20 2026The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until May 11, 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.
- Apr 02 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Dec 03 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 16, 2026)