Case: Huntsman v. Heavilin

CASE NO.: 2014-CA-305-K | Florida state trial court

Filed Date: April 1, 2014

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

This case was brought in Monroe County court, in Florida, in April 2014 by private counsel on behalf of a same-sex couple together for more than a decade in Key West, FL. They claimed that Florida's ban on marriage for same-sex couples was unconstitutional.

On July 17, 2014, Chief Circuit Judge Luis Garcia ordered the Monroe County Clerk to stop enforcing Florida's anti-marriage constitutional amendment, saying that marriage licenses should begin being issued in Monroe County on July 22. The ruling applied only to Monroe County, which covers the Florida Keys. According to news reports, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi appealed, triggering an automatic stay of the decision during the pendancy of the appeal. Chief Judge Garcia declined to lift that stay, as did the appellate court.

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People


Judge(s)

Garcia, Luis M. (Florida)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Hampton, Thomas L. (Florida)

Restivo, Bernadette (Florida)

Attorney for Defendant

Saunders, Ronald E. (Florida)

Tanenbaum, Adam S. (Florida)

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Document

CASE NO.: 2014-CA-305-K

Docket

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

July 23, 2014

July 23, 2014

Docket

CASE NO.: 2014-CA-305-K

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

April 1, 2014

April 1, 2014

Complaint

CASE NO.: 2014-CA-305-K

Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment

July 17, 2014

July 17, 2014

Order/Opinion

Docket

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Case Details

State / Territory: Florida

Case Type(s):

Public Benefits/Government Services

Special Collection(s):

Same-Sex Marriage

Key Dates

Filing Date: April 1, 2014

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

A same-sex couple who were denied a marriage license in Florida.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Florida, State

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201

Constitutional Clause(s):

Due Process

Equal Protection

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Non-settlement Outcome

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Declaratory Judgment

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Order Duration: 2014 - None

Content of Injunction:

Discrimination Prohibition

Issues

General:

Marriage

LGBTQ+:

LGBTQ+

Discrimination-basis:

Sex discrimination

Sexual orientation

Affected Sex or Gender:

Female

Male