Martinez v. County of Monroe
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Peradotto, J.
I
On July 5, 2004, plaintiff, an employee of defendant Monroe *191Community College (MCC), married her same-sex partner, Lisa Ann Golden, in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Defendants do not dispute that the marriage is valid under the laws of Canada and the Province of Ontario. On the basis of that marriage, plaintiff applied to MCC on July 7, 2004 for spousal health care benefits for Golden. MCC admittedly provided health care benefits for the opposite-sex spouses of its employees. On November 24, 2004, defendant MCC director of human resources Sherry Ralston…
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