United States Ninth Circuit

A city's "Non-Discrimination in Contracts" ordinance, requiring city contractors to provide equal benefits to their employees regardless of marital or domestic partner status, is not preempted by California Family Code sections 297-299.6, which governs creation and registration of domestic partnerships.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/13/2003
• Decided 07/29/2003
• Published 07/29/2003

Judges

• Before GOODWIN, TASHIMA, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert H. Tyler, California Advocates for Faith and Freedom, Temecula, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dennis Aftergut, Of Counsel, Therese M. Stewart, Chief Deputy, City Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for the defendants-appellees.