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Case Name	McNosky v. Perry	PB-TX-0008
Docket / Court	1:13-CV-00631 ( W.D. Tex. )
State/Territory	Texas
Case Type(s)	Public Benefits / Government Services
Special Collection	Same-Sex Marriage
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Male

Constitutional Clause

Due Process

Equal Protection

Defendant-type

Jurisdiction-wide

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

Sexual orientatation

General

Gay/lesbian/transgender

Marriage

Public benefits (includes, e.g., in-state tuition, govt. jobs)

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1983
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201

Case Details


Defendant(s)	State of Texas
Plaintiff Description	Plaintiffs are a couple living in the state of Texas who were denied a marriage license because both were the same sex.
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Filed Pro Se	Yes
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	No
Nature of Relief	Declaratory Judgment Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Litigation
Filing Year	2013
Case Closing Year	2015
Case Ongoing	No

Related Cases


Case Listing	PB-TX-0004 : De Leon v. Perry (W.D. Tex.) PB-TX-0007 : Zahrn v. Perry (W.D. Tex.)

Documents

Docket(s)

1:13−cv−00631 (W.D. Tex.)
PB-TX-0008-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 08/21/2015
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] PB-TX-0008-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/29/2013 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Second Amended Complaint [ECF# 10] PB-TX-0008-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 10/09/2013 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Sparks, Sam (W.D. Tex.) PB-TX-0008-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	McNosky, Christopher (Texas) PB-TX-0008-0001 \| PB-TX-0008-0002 \| PB-TX-0008-9000
	Stricker, Sven (Texas) PB-TX-0008-0001 \| PB-TX-0008-0002 \| PB-TX-0008-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Chasnoff, Barry A. (Texas) PB-TX-0008-9000
	Deane, William T. (Texas) PB-TX-0008-9000
	Friemel, Russell A. (Texas) PB-TX-0008-9000
	Lane, Daniel McNeel (Texas) PB-TX-0008-9000
	Murphy, Michael P. (Texas) PB-TX-0008-9000
	Stenger-Castro, Frank (Texas) PB-TX-0008-9000