ZARRA v. Burke

Appellant Christian N. Zarra filed a class action complaint seeking a declaratory judgment regarding the clerk of court’s authority to charge a reopen fee for cases previously reported as disposed of. The complaint also sought a refund of the disputed fees. Zarra made three attempts to amend the complaint to overcome pleading deficiencies. Because the second amended complaint failed to cure the deficiencies, the trial court dismissed the complaint with prejudice and, thus, did not address the underlying challenge to the reopen fee. Therefore, the only issue before this court, for de novo…