Opinion
Court of Appeals Case No. 23A-PL-899
07-17-2024
INDIANA BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES and Joseph B. Hoage, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Appellants-Defendants, v. Fitz SIMMONS, A.G., S.D., C.O., K.W., W.A., B.W., K.H., S.R., J.T., K.O., S.O., and J.L., Appellees-Plaintiffs.
Attorneys for Appellants: Theodore E. Rokita, Attorney General of Indiana, James A. Barta, Solicitor General of Indiana, Jenna M. Lorence, Deputy Solicitor General, Katelyn E. Doering, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana Attorneys for Appellees: Megan Stuart, Jon Laramore, Indiana Legal Services, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, Brent A. Auberry, David A. Suess, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana
Appeal from the Monroe Circuit Court, The Honorable Holly M. Harvey, Judge, Trial Court Cause No. 53C06-2106-PL-1347
Attorneys for Appellants: Theodore E. Rokita, Attorney General of Indiana, James A. Barta, Solicitor General of Indiana, Jenna M. Lorence, Deputy Solicitor General, Katelyn E. Doering, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana
Attorneys for Appellees: Megan Stuart, Jon Laramore, Indiana Legal Services, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, Brent A. Auberry, David A. Suess, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana Shepard, Senior Judge.
[1] The Appellees petition for rehearing of our decision in Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles v. Simmons, 233 N.E.3d 1016 (Ind. Ct. App. 2024). Contending that the Court’s use of the phrase "biological division of being either female or male" has no support in usage or law and will be used to harm transgender individuals, the Appellees request the Court to remove the phrase from its opinion.
[2] Upon due consideration, we grant rehearing and modify our opinion by striking the word "biological" in the first sentence of paragraph 33. We reaffirm our original decision in all other respects.
Bradford, J., and Felix, J., concur.