Legal Opinion
Temple v. Abercrombie
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided October 2, 2012No. Civ. No. 11-00790 JMS-KSCPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS AND DISMISSING ACTION
J. MICHAEL SEABRIGHT, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This action challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii’s Civil Unions Law, 2011 Haw. Sess. L. Act 1 (“Act 1”) codified at Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”) Ch. *1027572B (the “Civil Unions Law”), which became effective on January 1, 2012. Plaintiffs Emmanuel Temple, the House of Praise (“Emmanuel Temple”); Carl E. Harris (“Harris”); Lighthouse Outreach Center Assembly of God; and Joe Hunkin, Jr. (“Hunkin”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed the action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on…
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