Injunction, Certification Granted In Prisoners' Suit Seeking CARES Act Payments

Mealey's (September 28, 2020, 12:54 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California on Sept. 24 granted a motion for preliminary injunction and class certification filed by two prisoners who allege that they and others have been wrongfully denied economic impact payment (EIP) benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Colin Scholl, et al. v. Steven Mnuchin, et al., No. 20-5309, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176870)....