The Los Angeles case, brought by veteran gay activists Robin Tyler and Rev. Troy D. Perry and their partners, seeks to compel the County of Los Angeles to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and also seeks recognition of Perry's Canadian marriage to Phillip Ray De Blieck, his partner of 18 years.

The LA Superior Court has set a status conference for June 18 to review the action, if any, taken by the California Supreme Court regarding marriage licenses issued by San Francisco

The lawsuit, originally scheduled for a hearing on March 30, was stayed by Judge David Yaffee, Department 85 of the Los Angeles Superior Court. LA County requested a stay of the case pending the California Supreme Court's decision. County officials informed the court that the County was taking no position as to the constitutionality of the same-sex marriage prohibition.

Tyler and her partner, Diane Olson, granddaughter of California Governor Culbert Levy Olson, expressed mix feelings about the stay. "Even a temporary stay is frustrating when you are seeking justice and fairness in the law. But the status hearing on June 18 will move us another step forward in this process," said Tyler, who is the co-founder and national Co-Chair of DontAmend.com, a national organization opposed to an anti-gay amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and Executive Director of The Equality Campaign.

Noting that lawsuits seeking recognition of same-sex marriages have also been filed in San Francisco and Orange County, Tyler added, "It doesn't matter who breaks the barrier first. What's important is that the barrier of discrimination comes down. We are one movement. And we believe all people deserve equality under the law."

Rev. Troy D. Perry, the other defendant in the case filed by noted attorney Gloria Allred, said "My partner and I are looking forward to status hearing that has been set by the courts. We're especially pleased that the hearing will take place on June 18, just days before hundreds of thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Southern California celebrate Pride Weekend. We're proud of the advancements gays and lesbians have made over the past four decades, and proud of our families and our relationships, too."

Perry, the first openly gay member of the Los Angeles Human Relations Commission and founder of the 43,000 member Metropolitan Community Churches, filed the first-ever lawsuit seeking California's legal recognition of same-sex marriages in 1970.

Both couples have been denied marriage licenses by the County of Los Angeles.