Wolf, Virginia et al v. Walker, Scott et al
Plaintiff: Virginia Wolf, Carol Schumacher, Roy Badger, Garth Wangemann, Charvonne Kemp, Marie Carlson, Judith Trampf, Katharina Heyning, Karina Willes, Johannes Wallman, Salud Garcia, Pamela Kleiss, Kami Young, Keith Borden, Leslie Palmer and William Huturbise
Defendant: Scott Walker, J.B. Van Hollen, Richard G. Chandler, Oskar Anderson, Gary King, Joseph Czarnezki, Scott McDonell, John T. Chisholm and Wendy Christensen
Case Number: 3:2014cv00064
Filed: February 3, 2014
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Office: Madison Office
County: Dane
Presiding Judge: Barbara B. Crabb
Presiding Judge: Stephen L. Crocker
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None

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February 2, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 183 ORDER denying 179 Motion to Stay. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 2/2/15. (jat)
June 19, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 136 JUDGMENT entered in favor of Plaintiffs Roy Badger, Keith Borden, Marie Carlson, Salud Garcia, Katharina Heyning, William Hurtubise, Charvonne Kemp, Pamela Kleiss, Leslie Palmer, Carol Schumacher, Judith Trampf, Johannes Wallman, Garth Wangemann, Karina Willes, Virginia Wolf, and Kami Young and defendants Gary King, John Chisholm and Richard Chandler dismissing the case. (BBC / PAO). (krj)
June 13, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 134 ORDER that Wendy Christensen, Joseph Czarnezki and Scott McDonell and their officers, agents, servants, employees and attorneys, and those acting in concert with them are permanently enjoined from denying a marriage license to a couple because bot h applicants for the license are the same sex. Oskar Anderson and his officers, agents, servants, employees and attorneys, and those acting in concert with them, are permanently enjoined to accept for registration, assign a date of acceptance and i ndex and preserve original marriage documents and original divorce reports for couples of the samesex on the same terms as for couples of different sexes under Wis. Stat. § 69.03(5). Oskar Anderson and his officers, agents, servants, employees a nd attorneys, and those acting in concert with them, are permanently enjoined to prescribe, furnish and distribute, under Wis. Stat. § 69.03(8), forms required for marriages under Wis. Stat. ch. 69 and Wis. Stat. § 765.20 that permit coupl es of the same sex to marry on the same terms as couples of different sexes. Scott Walker is permanently enjoined to direct all department heads, independent agency heads, or other executive officers appointed by the Governor under Wis. Stat. ch. 15 and their officers, agents, servants, employees and attorneys, and those acting in concert with them, to treat same-sex couples the same as different sex couples in context of processing a marriage license or determining rights, protections, obligations or benefits of marriage. Motion to Stay all relief in case 114 granted. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 6/13/14. (krj)
June 9, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 125 ORDER denying 119 emergency motion to stay. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 6/9/14. (krj)
June 6, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 118 ORDER denying 66 Motion to Dismiss; granting 70 Motion for Summary Judgment; declaring that art. XIII § 13 of Wisconsin Constitution violates plaintiffs' fundamental right to marry and right to equal protection of laws under Fourteent h Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Any WI statutory provisions that limit marriages to a "husband" and a "wife," are unconstitutional as applied to same-sex couples. Plaintiffs have until 6/16/14 to submit proposed injunction; defendants response due one week thereafter; plaintiffs reply due one week thereafter. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 6/6/14. (krj) (Main Document 118 replaced to correct typographical error on 6/6/2014) (krj).
April 30, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 97 ORDER granting in part and denying in part 66 Motion to Dismiss; complaint dismissed as to defendants Gary King, John Chisholm and Richard Chandler; motion denied in all other respects. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 4/30/14. (krj)
March 24, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 92 ORDER denying 57 Motion to Stay. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 3/24/14. (krj)
March 12, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 56 ORDER denying as moot 27 Motion for Preliminary Injunction; 3/27/14 hearing canceled. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 3/12/14. (krj)
March 4, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 53 ORDER that plaintiffs have until 3/11/14 to inform court whether they wish to withdraw 27 motion for preliminary injunction in favor of expedited schedule. If motion not withdrawn, plaintiffs have until 3/11/14 to file supplemental memorandum. If no response received, court will deny 27 motion for preliminary injunction and case will proceed to summary judgment on expedited schedule. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 3/4/14. (krj)
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Plaintiff: Virginia Wolf
Represented By: Frank M. Dickerson, III
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