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Ross v. Blount

2:19-cv-11076 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: April 14, 2019

Case Ongoing

This is a case challenging the constitutionality of Wayne County, Michigan's cash bail system. On April 14, 2019, several pre-trial detainees in Wayne County Jail filed this class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiffs sued the 36th District Court in Detroit, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office (WCSO), the Chief Judge, and five Magistrates of the 26th District Court in their official capacities under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Fant v. City of Ferguson

4:15-cv-00253 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Feb. 8, 2015

Case Ongoing

On February 8, 2015, persons jailed for failing to pay fines imposed by the City of Ferguson that they could not afford filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. They made a number of allegations against Ferguson, including: (1) that the City failed to conduct an inquiry into whether plaintiffs were able to pay their fines before jailing them, in violation of the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment; (2) that the City fai…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Brown v. City of Corinth

1:17-cv-00204 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: Dec. 5, 2017

Closed Date: July 6, 2021

This was a case about excessive fines and fees. Plaintiffs were private citizens of Corinth, MS bringing a class action complaint against the City of Corinth and Municipal Court Judge John C. Ross. The action was brought in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi on December 5, 2017. Plaintiffs are represented by Southern Poverty Law Center and MacArthur Justice Center. The action was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201 (The Declaratory Relief Act), and …
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Carden v. Town of Harpersville

2:15-cv-01381 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Aug. 14, 2015

Closed Date: May 18, 2018

This case is a follow on case to Burdette v. Town of Harpersville, Alabama (CJ-AL-0005). That was a class action case in Alabama state court in which people were "supervised" by the private probation company Judicial Correctional Services, Inc., (JCS) at the behest of the Harpersville Municipal court. The plaintiffs challenged JSC's exorbitant fees and practice of jailing people who were unable to pay them. The case resulted in a temporary restraining order, the abolition of the municipal court…
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E.B. v. Landry

3:19-cv-00862 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Dec. 13, 2019

Case Ongoing

Plaintiffs, three persons seeking to expunge various criminal records in Louisiana, filed this putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on December 13, 2019, challenging Louisiana’s expungement fees. In particular, the plaintiffs challenged the $550 fee per expungement “event”—that is, per record per date per jurisdiction—as wealth-based discrimination in violation of fundamental fairness, procedural due process, and equal protection. They …
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Evenson-Childs v. Ravalli County Sheriff's Office

9:21-cv-00089 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Aug. 9, 2021

Case Ongoing

Plaintiff, a homeless resident of the state of Montana, filed this putative class action against Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office on August 9, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. She challenged the Office’s practice of charging pre-trial arrestees released on bail for various forms of pre-trial supervision, such as ankle monitors and breathalyzers, and of requiring pre-trial arrestees to sign a contract stating that they can be criminally charged with felony theft and c…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Fernandez v. St. Louis County

4:19-cv-01638 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: June 5, 2019

Closed Date: June 18, 2021

This case successfully challenged county-level statutes restricting roadside solicitation.A homeless man filed suit against St. Louis County in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on June 5, 2019. Plaintiff was represented by private counsel. Plaintiff was a self-described “poor, homeless, unemployed single man” who frequently solicited donations from drivers in St. Louis County. At the time of filing, the plaintiff had a valid county solicitor license—that is, he could…
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Nashville Community Bail Fund v. Gentry

3:20-cv-00103 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Feb. 5, 2020

Case Ongoing

This federal civil rights case successfully challenged a Davidson county Tennessee rule requiring garnishment of bail bonds, as applied to a non-profit bail bond service. Davidson County, TN, has a local rule that allows the County Criminal Court to garnish bond deposits made by criminal defendants to pay prior judgment fees--including fines, court costs, and restitution. If incarcerated people do not agree to potential garnishment, they are not allowed to post bond. In practice, the Nashville …
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Baker v. Florissant

4:16-cv-01693 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Oct. 31, 2016

Case Ongoing

On October 31st, 2016, a group of Plaintiffs who had been jailed for their inability to pay fines owed to the City of Florissant, Missouri for traffic tickets or other minor municipal offenses, sued the City for this violation of due process in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Plaintiffs are represented by the Advancement Project, ArchCity Defenders, Inc., and private counsel. The Plaintiffs sued the City of Florissant, MO under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging violati…
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Lomas v. Harris County

4:16-cv-03745 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Dec. 28, 2016

Case Ongoing

This is a case about Harris County's practice of arresting people without warrants by finding probable cause based on unsworn statements. On December 28, 2016, two individuals arrested without warrants filed this putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued Harris County under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and under provisions of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Represented by the Civil Rights Corps and the Texas Fair Defense Project, …