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Case 1:09-cv-10309-JLT Document 71 Filed 08/12/10 Page 1 of 2

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT


DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

NANCY GILL & MARCELLE LETOURNEAU, *


et al., *
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Plaintiffs, *
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v. * Civil Action No. 09-10309-JLT
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, *
et al., *
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Defendants. *
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JUDGMENT

August 12, 2010

TAURO, J.

Having allowed Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment [#25], this court hereby enters

the following judgment in this action:

1. This court declares that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, 1 U.S.C. § 7, is

unconstitutional as applied to Plaintiffs.

2. Defendants are enjoined from discriminating against Plaintiffs by treating them

differently from similarly situated individuals who are married to persons of the

opposite sex.

3. Defendant Michael J. Astrue shall review the applications for Social Security

Benefits of Plaintiffs Jo Ann Whitehead, Randy Lewis-Kendell, and Herb Burtis,

without regard to Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, 1 U.S.C. § 7.


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4. This case is hereby CLOSED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Joseph L. Tauro


United States District Judge

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