MORRISON v. SADLER

No. 49A02-0305-CV-447.

821 N.E.2d 15 (2005)

Ruth MORRISON, et al., Appellants-Plaintiffs, v. Doris Ann SADLER, et al., Appellees-Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

January 20, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Falk, Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellants.

Anthony Overholt, Office of Corporate Counsel, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellee, Doris Ann Sadler, in her official capacity as Clerk of the Marion Circuit Court.

Gregory E. Steuerwald, Deckard & O'Brien, Danville, IN, Attorney for Appellee, Sharon Dugan, in her official capacity as Clerk of the Hendricks Circuit Court.

Thomas M. Fisher, Special Counsel, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Intervenor, Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana.

Cara C. Putman, Bennett Boehning & Clary, Lafayette, IN, Attorney for Amicus Curiae, Focus on the Family and Family Research Counsel.

Brian E. Bailey, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Amicus Curiae, Catholics Allied for the Faith, Inc.

Herbert A. Jensen, Jensen & Associates, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Amicus Curiae, Honorable Members of the Indiana General Assembly.

Charles P. Rice, Boveri Murphy Rice Ryan and LaDue, LLP, South Bend, IN, Attorney for Amicus Curiae, Society of Catholic Social Scientists.

Eric Allan Koch, The Koch Law Firm, Bloomington, IN, Paul Benjamin Linton, Pro hac vice, Northbrook, IL, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae, The Indiana Family Institute, The American Family Association of Indiana, Eagle Forum of Indiana.


OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Ruth Morrison and Theresa Stephens, David Wene and David Squire, and Charlotte Egler and Dawn Egler (collectively "the Plaintiffs") appeal the trial court's dismissal of their complaint seeking to obtain marriage licenses from the Hendricks and Marion County Circuit Court clerks. The Attorney General of Indiana has intervened on behalf of the clerks (collectively "the State"). Additionally, five amicus curiae...

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