GRAY v. ORR

No. 13 C 8449.

4 F.Supp.3d 984 (2013)

Vernita GRAY and Patricia Ewert, Plaintiffs, and People of the State of Illinois ex rel. Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois, Intervenor, v. David ORR, in his official capacity as Cook County Clerk, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

December 5, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Camilla Bronwen Taylor , Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc., Harvey Michael Grossman , John A. Knight , Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc., Karen A. Sheley , ACLU of Illinois, M. David Weisman , Mare Oliver Beem , Zachary J. Freeman , Miller Shakman & Beem LLP, Jordan Mitchell Heinz , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs.

Paul Leo Fangman , Kent Stephen Ray , Chicago, IL, for Defendant.

Christopher J. Kim , Richard Scott Huszagh , Office of the Attorney General, Malini Rao , Chicago, IL, for Intervenor.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Thomas M. Durkin, United States District Judge.

Under current Illinois law, same-sex partners cannot be married. That will change on June 1, 2014. On that date, Illinois will recognize marriages between same-sex partners. Between now and then, however, same-sex couples must wait to marry in Illinois and also wait to have their lawful marriages in other states recognized in Illinois. Due to extraordinary and compelling circumstances...

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