OTTO v. CITY OF BOCA RATON, FLORIDA

No. 19-10604.

981 F.3d 854 (2020)

Robert W. OTTO, Julie H. Hamilton, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, County of Palm Beach, Florida, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 20, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horatio Gabriel Mihet , Roger K. Gannam , Mathew Duane Staver , Chief Counsel, Liberty Counsel, Orlando, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Daniel Lawrence Abbott , Jamie A. Cole , Anne Reilly Flanigan , Edward George Guedes , Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, PL, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Eric Samuel Kay , Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, PA, Coral Gables, FL, for Defendant-Appellee City of Boca Raton, Florida.

Helene Catherine Hvizd , Rachel Marie Fahey , Palm Beach County Attorney's Office, Kim Ngoc Phan , Beasley Kramer & Galardi, PA, West Palm Beach, FL, for Defendant-Appellee County of Palm Beach, FL.

Christopher F. Stoll , National Center For Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA, for Amici Curiae National Center for Lesbian Rights and Southern Poverty Law Center.

Stacey Kim Sutton , Carlton Fields, PA, West Palm Beach, FL, Sylvia H. Walbolt , Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, PA, Tampa, FL, for Equality Florida Institute, Inc.

Stuart F. Delery , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae The Trevor Project.

Jessica Ring Amunson , Jenner & Block, LLP, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae American Psychological Association, Florida Psychological Association, National Association of Social Workers, National Association of Social Workers Florida Chapter, and American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Aaron C. Dunlap , Stacey Kim Sutton , Jennifer A. Yasko , Attorney, Carlton Fields, PA, West Palm Beach, FL, Christopher F. Stoll , National Center For Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA, for Amicus Curiae Equality Florida Institute, Inc.

Before MARTIN, GRANT, and LAGOA, Circuit Judges.


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