Farha v. City of Wichita

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

In this appeal from a district court summary judgment in favor of defendant City of Wichita, the plaintiff class claims the City exceeded limitations on home rule power by assessing and collecting court costs in municipal cases.

Plaintiff class representative Michael A. Farha pursued this action as a result of his October 2001 conviction of inattentive driving in Wichita municipal court. He was fined $100 and assessed court costs of $73. He paid both and did not appeal. However, 3 months later, Farha filed this action on behalf of himself and…