In re Balas & Morales
Jun 13, 2011OUTCOME: Judge Thomas B. Donovan was joined by fifteen other judges in the Central District of California in his June 13, 2011 memorandum of decision denying the United States Trustee's motion to dismiss case, after finding DOMA unconstitutional.
Representing a married same-sex couple in their Chapter 13 bankruptcy reorganization directly challenging the legality of the Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") in 2011. Prior to this case, the U.S. Dep ... artment of Justice policy was to seek dismissal of same-sex cases.
