 The Ninth Circuit heard oral argument on September 8, 2014, along with "Sevcik" and another related case, "Latta v. Otter", before Judges Stephen Reinhardt, Ronald M. Gould, and Marsha S. Berzon.The Ninth Circuit announced on October 10, 2014 that it had dismissed the case as moot because of Hawaii's legalization of same-sex marriage and voided the district court's decision.In January 2013, a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the state was brought before the Legislature, but the bill died without legislative action.