Carrick v. Snyder

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{{Infobox United States District Court case

| name = Carrick v. Snyder

| court = United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

| image = United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan seal.png

| imagesize = 150

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| full name = Neil Patrick Carrick, Plaintiffs
v.
Richard Snyder, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Michigan, Bill Schuette, in his official capacity as Michigan Attorney General

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| docket = 5:15-cv-10108

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| judge = Judith Ellen Levy

| defendant = Richard Snyder, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Michigan, Bill Schuette, in his official capacity as Michigan Attorney General

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| keywords = marriage license, cohabitation, polygamy, equal protection, freedom of religion

}}

Carrick v. Snyder was a 2015 federal court case requesting that the plaintiff Rev. Neil Patrick Carrick be allowed to perform marriage ceremonies that are currently prohibited, including same sex and polygamous wedding ceremonies.{{cite web|url=http://dockets.justia.com/docket/michigan/miedce/5:2015cv10108/297820|title=Carrick v. Snyder et al|work=Justia Dockets & Filings}}{{cite web|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2015/01/13/minister-sues-mich-right-marry-sex-couples/21718645/|title=Minister sues Mich. for right to marry same-sex couples|author=Oralandar Brand-Williams, The Detroit News|date=January 13, 2015|work=detroitnews.com}}

The case lists the Michigan Governor Governor Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette as defendants.

The Detroit minister Pastor Neil Patrick Carrick sued to invalidate Mich. Stat. § 551.14, which provides,

{{blockquote|If a person authorized to solemnize marriages knowingly joins any persons in marriage contrary to the provisions of this chapter, he or she shall forfeit for each offense a sum not exceeding $500.00.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/01/14/crime-to-conduct-same-sex-or-polygamous-marriage-ceremony/|title=Crime to conduct same-sex or polygamous marriage ceremony?|newspaper=Washington Post}}}}

The case was filed on January 12, 2015, in the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division. It was assigned to District Judge Judith Ellen Levy under the case number 5:2015cv10108.

The case was dismissed with prejudice on February 10, 2016, for lack of standing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20160211c62|title=CARRICK v. SNYDER | Case No. 15-cv-10108. | By... | 20160211c62| Leagle.com|first=JUDITH E. LEVY, District|last=Judge|website=Leagle}}