Sharer v. Ellins

Sharer v. Ellins is a 2013 New Mexico court case requesting that the Doña Ana County Clerk be required to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The case was filed on August 29, 2013, in New Mexico's Third Judicial District Court in Doña Ana County. It was initially assigned to Judge James Thomas Martin under the case number D-207-CV-2013-02061. On August 30, Judge Martin was peremptorily excused by the petitioners. The case will be reassigned to a new judge on September 17.

Timeline

 * 2013-08-29:
 * 2013-08-30: Peremptory excusal of Judge Martin
 * 2013-09-05: Judge Martin recuses himself