Partial Class Certification Granted In Case Over Confiscated Cash Card Fees

Mealey's (May 16, 2019, 11:42 AM EDT) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington federal judge on May 8 partially granted a motion to certify a class of former inmates suing over fees for cards they are given upon release representing the cash taken from them at the time of their arrest, limiting certification to a Washington subclass as long as another named plaintiff who received the cardholder agreement is added (Jeffrey Reichert, et al. v. Keefe Commissary Network, L.L.C., et al., No. 17-5848, W.D. Wash., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77814)....