Deal v. Miller

Ray, Judge.

Governor Nathan Deal and other government officials1 (the “State”) appeal the trial court’s order certifying a class of indigent parents led by five named plaintiffs who allege that they were “denied” government-funded counsel while facing incarceration in civil child support contempt proceedings at which the State had legal representation. The State contends that the trial court erred in certifying the class because the claims in the named plaintiffs’ complaint are moot and therefore nonjusticiable, and because the named plaintiffs failed to meet the class-action certification…