 On February 9, 2015, the state asked the Ninth Circuit to stay proceedings pending action by the U.S. Supreme Court in "DeBoer v. Snyder".The court did so on February 27.Following the ruling in "Obergefell v. Hodges" legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, the Ninth Circuit accepted on July 1 a joint notice to dismiss the appeal, filed by the state and the plaintiffs.