Waters et al vs. Heineman et al

Filing 97

PERMANENT INJUNCTION: Pursuant to the Memorandum and Order entered this date, IT IS ORDERED that all relevant state officials are ordered to treat same-sex couples the same as different-sex couples in the context of processing a marriage license or determining the rights, protections, obligations or benefits of marriage. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order will be effective on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. CDT. Ordered by Senior Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (ADB)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
SUSAN WATERS, SALLY WATERS,
NICKOLAS KRAMER, JASON CADEK,
CRYSTAL VON KAMPEN, CARLA MORRISVON KAMPEN, GREGORY TUBACH,
WILLIAM ROBY, JESSICA KALLSTROMSCHRECKENGOST, KATHLEEN
KALLSTROM-SCHRECKENGOST,
MARJORIE PLUMB, TRACY WEITZ,
RANDALL CLARK, THOMAS MADDOX,

8:14CV356
PERMANENT INJUNCTION

Plaintiffs,
v.
PETE RICKETTS, in his official capacity as
Governor of Nebraska; DOUG PETERSON, in
his official capacity as Attorney General of
Nebraska; LEONARD J. SLOUP, in his official
capacity as Acting Tax Commissioner of the
Nebraska Department of Revenue; DAN
NOLTE, in his official capacity as the Lancaster
County Clerk; and COURTNEY PHILLIPS, in
her official capacity as CEO of the Nebraska
Department of Health and Human Services;
Defendants.

Pursuant to the Memorandum and Order entered this date,
IT IS ORDERED that all relevant state officials are ordered to treat same-sex couples
the same as different-sex couples in the context of processing a marriage license or determining
the rights, protections, obligations or benefits of marriage.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order will be effective on Thursday, February 4,
2016 at 4:00 p.m. CDT.
Dated this 4th day of February, 2016
BY THE COURT:
s/ Joseph F. Bataillon
Senior United States District Judge