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DeBoer v. Snyder
2:12-cv-10285
Full name DeBoer, et al. v. Snyder, et al.
Filed 2012-01-23
Plaintiffs April DeBoer, individually and as parent and next friend of N.D.-R., R.D.-R., and J.D.-R.; Jayne Rowse, individually and as parent and next friend of N.D.-R., R.D.-R., and J.D.-R.
v.
Defendants Richard Snyder, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Michigan; Bill Schuette, in his official capacity as Michigan Attorney General; and Lisa Brown, in her official capacity as Oakland County Clerk
Court United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division
Current status Oral arguments on motions for summary judgment, October 16

DeBoer v. Snyder is a 2012-2013 Federal court case requesting that the plaintiffs be allowed to jointly adopt their minor children. After the case began, the judge, Bernard A. Friedman, suggested that the complaint be expanded to include Michigan's marriage ban.

The case was filed on January 23, 2012, in the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division. It was initially assigned to Judge Bernard A. Friedman under the case number 2:12-cv-10285.

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