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Dousset v. Fla. Atl. Univ. & State

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT
Sep 16, 2015
184 So. 3d 1133 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

Opinion

No. 4D14–480.

09-16-2015

Gildas DOUSSET, Appellant, v. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY and State of Florida, Appellees.

George Castrataro, MPH and Lisa J. Conrey of The Law Offices of George Castrataro, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Christopher F. Stoll and Amy Whelan of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA, for appellant. Lawrence F. Glick and Daniel A. Jones, Boca Raton, for appellee Florida Atlantic University. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Allen Winsor, Solicitor General, and Adam S. Tanenbaum, Chief Deputy Solicitor General, Tallahassee, for appellee State of Florida. Robert F. Rosenwald, Jr., Raul J. Aguila and Nicholas E. Kallergis for Amicus Curiae City of Miami Beach and City of Orlando.


George Castrataro, MPH and Lisa J. Conrey of The Law Offices of George Castrataro, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Christopher F. Stoll and Amy Whelan of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA, for appellant.

Lawrence F. Glick and Daniel A. Jones, Boca Raton, for appellee Florida Atlantic University.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Allen Winsor, Solicitor General, and Adam S. Tanenbaum, Chief Deputy Solicitor General, Tallahassee, for appellee State of Florida.

Robert F. Rosenwald, Jr., Raul J. Aguila and Nicholas E. Kallergis for Amicus Curiae City of Miami Beach and City of Orlando.

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

In light of the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Obergefell v. Hodges, ––– U.S. ––––, 135 S.Ct. 2584, 192 L.Ed.2d 609 (2015), we reverse the determination of the Residency Appeals Committee of Florida Atlantic University denying the appellant's request for classification as a Florida resident based on his Massachusetts marriage to his same-sex spouse.

Reversed.

CIKLIN, C.J., STEVENSON and GROSS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Dousset v. Fla. Atl. Univ. & State

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT
Sep 16, 2015
184 So. 3d 1133 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)
Case details for

Dousset v. Fla. Atl. Univ. & State

Case Details

Full title:GILDAS DOUSSET, Appellant, v. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY and STATE OF…

Court:DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT

Date published: Sep 16, 2015

Citations

184 So. 3d 1133 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)