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Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Nikki Araguz And Heather Delgado Battle in Houston Courtroom Tomorrow


TransGriot Note: Been quiet on the Nikki trans marriage case front
lately but looks like another flurry of legal activity is about to get
started.

Was e-mailed this press release moments ago. Any questions you media
peeps or others have about it, call Lauren Freeburn at 708-870-0146

Good luck, Nikki!.

Nikki Araguz and Heather Delgado face off again in a Houston courtroom
in defense of Araguz's marriage to her late husband, fallen
firefighter Thomas T. Araguz III.

A 1 PM CST hearing set for Thursday, November 10 in the Elias Ramirez
Building, 5425 Polk St, Suite 130, Houston, Texas will determine Mrs.
Araguz's status as a widow beneficiary for Workers' Compensation.

Attorney Peggy Campbell is representing Nikki Araguz before Presiding
Hearing Officer Jacquelyn Coleman in this benefit contested case. A
positive ruling in favor of Mrs. Araguz in this case could impact the
previous negative ruling invalidating her marriage by Judge Randy
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(R), currently on appeal.

Nikki Araguz is a transsexual woman fighting for recognition of her
marriage to a fallen firefighter, filed an appeal that seeks to
overturn a judge’s ruling that the marriage is invalid.

Araguz was married to volunteer firefighter Capt. Thomas Araguz III
from 2008 until his death while battling a blaze at an egg farm near
Boling, Texas on July 3, 2010.

“At stake in this important case are the rights of transsexual people
to be respected for who they are and to have their marriages
recognized,” said Kent Rutter, the lead attorney for Araguz in the
civil rights appeal. “We look forward to presenting our case to the
court of appeals.”
“I am pursuing this case to defend my marriage,” said Araguz.

The tragedy of Thomas' heroic death has been amplified by allegations
and lawsuits filed by his mother and ex-wife, resulting in national
public interest and media attention. Certainly world-wide attention
would have been averted without civil litigation - Nikki could have
quietly mourned her husband's death. Instead, she continues to face
legal and emotional battles that no surviving spouse should ever have
to fight. After being forced into the spotlight, she is working on a
documentary, a movie, reality television and an autobiography.

Delgado v. Araguz will be heard by the Thirteenth Court of Appeals in
Corpus Christi with Mrs. Araguz and her attorney making a statement
after Thursday's hearing.


Posted by Monica Roberts at 6:00 PM

Labels: Houston, marriage, press release, Texas, transgender issues


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