Class Certification Denied In Suit Claiming Prison Calls Were Not Private

Mealey's (April 17, 2018, 12:35 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on April 12 declined to certify a class of inmates and attorneys whose phone calls were allegedly eavesdropped on and/or recorded by the company providing inmate communication services, Securus Technologies Inc., finding that the plaintiffs bringing the lawsuit failed to show that a class action is a superior method for proceeding with their claims (Juan Romero, et al. v. Securus Technologies, Inc., No. 16-1283, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63084)....