GILL v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Civil Action No. 09-10309-JLT.

699 F.Supp.2d 374 (2010)

Nancy GILL & Marcelle Letourneau, et al., Plaintiffs, v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

July 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Buseck, Mary L. Bonauto, Janson Wu, Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, Amy Senier, Catherine C. Deneke, Claire Laporte, Matthew E. Miller, Vickie L. Henry, Foley Hoag LLP, Richard L. Jones, William E. Halmkin, David J. Nagle, Sullivan & Worcester LLP, Boston, MA, Paul M. Smith, Jenner & Block, LLP, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

W. Scott Simpson, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM

TAURO, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This action presents a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act1 as applied to Plaintiffs, who are seven same-sex couples married in Massachusetts and three survivors of same-sex spouses, also married in Massachusetts.2 Specifically, Plaintiffs contend that, due to the operation of Section...

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