Legal Opinion
Cecelia Webb v. City of Maplewood
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 4, 2018No. 17-2381PublishedCited by 266 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Cecelia Webb and five other motorists have filed a putative class action against the City of Maplewood, Missouri, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , claiming its policy or custom violates their constitutional rights. They assert the City automatically issues an arrest warrant whenever someone ticketed for violating its traffic and vehicle laws fails to pay a fine or appear in court. Once arrested, the motorist is allegedly presented with a Hobson's choice: Either pay a bond the amount of which was set in advance without any determination of his ability to pay it, or sit in jail…
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