CA: Too Late for Imperial County to Intervene in Prop 8 Case, Plaintiffs Argue

It’s too late for Imperial County to intervene in gay marriage litigation, claim plaintiffs opposing the county’s intervention filed in federal court. Lawyers for the plaintiffs filed the opposition Wednesday, according to court documents. They ask the court to deny the motion to intervene because the county has failed to satisfy the requirements to intervene in the case. The county voted Dec. 15 to join the federal case involving Proposition 8, which made same-sex marriage illegal in California. The lawsuit, filed after Proposition 8 was passed in November 2008, claims the proposition is unconstitutional. The county made a motion to intervene as defendants in the case, which would allow it to appeal should Proposition 8 be overturned, County Counsel Michael Rood said in a previous interview. Full Story from IV Press Online: http://www.ivpressonline.com/articles/2010/01/02/local_news/news03.txt

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