Legal Opinion
Fant v. City of Ferguson
District Court, E.D. Missouri
Decided May 26, 2015No. 4:15-CV-00253-AGFPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
AUDREY G. FLEISSIG, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this putative class action claim that they were repeatedly jailed by the City of Ferguson (the “City”) for being unable to pay fines owed to the City from traffic tickets and other minor offenses, without being afforded an attorney and without any inquiry into their ability to pay. The City has moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim, and has also moved for a more definite statement and to strike redundant or immaterial matter. (Doc. No. 8.) For the reasons set forth below, the City’s motion shall be…
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