Strange Bedfellows Nixed in Fla. Marriage-Equality Case
From Courthouse NN:
Florida Family Action, an organization that opposes same-sex marriage, asked to intervene as a defendant in the lawsuit in the Northern District of Florida.
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle denied the group’s request last week, but allowed it to file timely friend-of-the-court briefs on any legal issues the parties may submit.
Although its request to intervene was timely, no federal statute gives Florida Family Action an unconditional right to intervene in this type of lawsuit, the five-page ruling states.
Florida Family had claimed an interest in the same-sex-marriage issue, but there is no particularized interest in anything that affects its members directly. No member of the group seeks to enter a same-sex marriage or will be directly affected if others marry same-sex partners, Hinkle said.
More: Courthouse News Service
More on Chris Sevier, anti-gay, anti-porn activist — like many other wingnut activists Chris slings frivolous lawsuits at a rate that might cause him to lose his license someday.
Just when you thought the “Duck Dynasty” stories couldn’t get more sensational…
A Nashville man with a history of filing unsuccessful frivolous lawsuits has filed a legal complaint against A&E claiming that their recent action in suspending “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson has robbed him of his right to hate homosexuals.
The man behind the lawsuit is Chris Sevier, an army veteran turned lawyer who also dabbles in modeling. Sevier made headlines earlier this year when he filed a lawsuit against Apple for the ease that its product allowed pornography to ruin his marriage. Sevier has also, in the past, filed lawsuits against Bill O’Reilly, CBS and Facebook.