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City of Richland v. Wakefield

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 22, 2016No. 92594-1PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.

¶1 Benton County District Court ordered petitioner Briana Wakefield to pay $15 each month toward her outstanding legal financial obligations (LFOs). Wake-field is homeless, disabled, and indigent. Her only income is $710 in social security disability payments each month, and as a result, she struggles to meet her own basic needs. Wakefield and amici ask this court to reverse the district court’s order and hold that the current practice of strict LFO enforcement against homeless, disabled, and indigent people in Benton County violates state and federal statutes. Because the district court’s…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Washington State Department of Social & Health Services v. Guardianship Estate of KeffelerSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  2. Philpott v. Essex County Welfare BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. State v. BlazinaWashington Supreme Court · 2015
  4. Bennett v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. State v. FordWashington Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by24 opinions

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