Dragovich v. United States Department of the Treasury

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING THE BLAG’S AND FEDERAL DEFENDANTS’ CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Docket Nos. Ill, 116 and 117)

CLAUDIA WILKEN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of § 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act *946(DOMA), 1 U.S.C. § 7, and § 7702B(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 7702B(f), to the extent that these statutes limit Plaintiffs’ participation in a long-term care insurance program maintained by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). Plaintiffs contend that these federal provisions…