Ralph v. City of New Orleans

JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Chief Judge.

hThe plaintiffs, citizens and taxpayers in the City of New Orleans (hereinafter the City), filed suit seeking a declaration that the City and the City Council acted ultra vires and without statutory authority when they provided for the registry of “Domestic Partnerships”, and subsequently used this registry as the basis for its extension of health insurance coverage and benefits to the unmarried “domestic partners” of City employees. The plaintiffs sought to enjoin the City from continuing to enforce the ordinances and policies relating to registry of…