Case Name Nuckols v. Perry PB-TX-0005
Docket / Court 3:13-CV-00245 ( S.D. Tex. )
State/Territory Texas
Case Type(s) Public Benefits / Government Services
Special Collection Same-Sex Marriage
This case began on July 2, 2014, when a Texas resident filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against the state of Texas under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff represented himself and asked the court to declare that Texas laws that prohibit same-sex ... read more >
This case began on July 2, 2014, when a Texas resident filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against the state of Texas under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff represented himself and asked the court to declare that Texas laws that prohibit same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. The plaintiff claimed that the same-sex marriage ban violated his Fifth Amendment rights as guaranteed by the United States Constitution.
On July 15, 2014, the plaintiff filed a motion to dismiss, and the next day it was granted by the court (Honorable Judge Gregg Costa). The pro se plaintiff's stated reason for dismissal was the existence of a similar lawsuit in the state of Pennsylvania.
Megan Dolan - 07/28/2014
Affected Gender
Discrimination-basis
Sexual orientatation
Gay/lesbian/transgender
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Defendant(s) State of Texas
Plaintiff Description Plaintiff is a resident of Texas who believed that the Texas' ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
Filed Pro Se Yes
Prevailing Party Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer No
Nature of Relief None
Source of Relief None
Case Closing Year 2014
Case Ongoing No
S.D. Tex.
07/16/2013 3:13−cv−00245
PB-TX-0005-9000.pdf | Detail
Complaint [ECF# 1]
Order [ECF# 5]
Judges Costa, Gregg Jeffrey (S.D. Tex., Fifth Circuit) show/hide docs
PB-TX-0005-0002