Whitewood et al v. Corbett et al

Whitewood et al v. Corbett et al

Plaintiff:	A.W., Maureen Hennessey, Julia Lobur, Marla Cattermole, Greg Wright, Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Dara Raspberry, Helena Miller, Gail Lloyd, Angela Gillem, Diana Polson, Dawn Plummer, Len Rieser, Fernando Chang-Muy, Kath Poehler, Heather Poehler, David Palmer, Edwin Hill, Lynn Hurdle, Fredia Hurdle, Susan Whitewood, Deb Whitewood and K.W.
Defendant:	Thomas W. Corbett, Michael Wolf, Kathleen Kane, Mary Jo Poknis and Donald Petrille, Jr.
Case Number:	1:2013cv01861
Filed:	July 9, 2013
Court:	US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Office:	Harrisburg Office
County:	Dauphin
Presiding Judge:	John E. Jones
Nature of Suit:	Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action:	42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By:	None

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May 20, 2014	Filing 134 ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry)- In conformity with the Memorandum Opinion issued on todays date, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 113) is GRANTED and Defendants Motion for Summary Ju dgment (Doc. 116) is DENIED. It is further ORDERED and DECLARED that Pennsylvanias Marriage Laws, 23 Pa. C.S. §§ 1102 and 1704, which prohibit same-sex marriage and treat as void the marriages of same-sex couples validly entered into in oth er jurisdictions VIOLATE the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and are therefore UNCONSTITUTIONAL. It is further ORDERED that the Defendants are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from enforcing 23 Pa. C.S. § 1102 and 1704. (eo)

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Filing 134 ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry)- In conformity with the Memorandum Opinion issued on todays date, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 113) is GRANTED and Defendants Motion for Summary Ju dgment (Doc. 116) is DENIED. It is further ORDERED and DECLARED that Pennsylvanias Marriage Laws, 23 Pa. C.S. §§ 1102 and 1704, which prohibit same-sex marriage and treat as void the marriages of same-sex couples validly entered into in oth er jurisdictions VIOLATE the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and are therefore UNCONSTITUTIONAL. It is further ORDERED that the Defendants are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from enforcing 23 Pa. C.S. § 1102 and 1704. (eo)

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Plaintiff: A.W.
Represented By:	Mark A. Aronchick
Represented By:	Leslie Cooper
Represented By:	James D. Esseks
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Represented By:	Rebecca S. Melley
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Plaintiff: Maureen Hennessey
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Plaintiff: Lynn Hurdle
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Plaintiff: Fredia Hurdle
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Plaintiff: Susan Whitewood
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Represented By:	Seth F. Kreimer
Represented By:	James D. Esseks
Represented By:	Leslie Cooper
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Represented By:	Witold J. Walczak
Represented By:	Molly M. Tack-Hooper
Represented By:	Dylan J. Steinberg
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Plaintiff: Deb Whitewood
Represented By:	Witold J. Walczak
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Represented By:	Rebecca S. Melley
Represented By:	Seth F. Kreimer
Represented By:	James D. Esseks
Represented By:	Leslie Cooper
Represented By:	Mark A. Aronchick
Represented By:	Witold J. Walczak
Represented By:	Molly M. Tack-Hooper
Represented By:	Dylan J. Steinberg
Represented By:	John S. Stapleton
Represented By:	Mary Catherine Roper
Represented By:	Rebecca S. Melley
Represented By:	Seth F. Kreimer
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Plaintiff: K.W.
Represented By:	Mark A. Aronchick
Represented By:	Leslie Cooper
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Represented By:	Mary Catherine Roper
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Defendant: Thomas W. Corbett
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Defendant: Michael Wolf
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Defendant: Kathleen Kane
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Defendant: Mary Jo Poknis
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Defendant: Donald Petrille, Jr.
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