Dixon v. City of St. Louis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION DAVID DIXON, et al. ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:19-cv-0112-AGF ) CITY OF ST. LOUIS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER It is well-established that the incarceration of those who cannot afford to pay money bail, without meaningful consideration of other possible alternatives, infringes on both due process and equal protection requirements. Pugh v. Rainwater,

572 F.2d 1053, 1057

(5th Cir. 1978); ODonnell v. Harris County,

892 F.3d 147, 157

(5th Cir. 2018); Walker v. City of Calhoun, Georgia,

901 F.3d…