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Portland woman went to jail with $30.97 in cash. She’s suing after getting debit card in return loaded with service fees
By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive When Danica L. Brown was arrested in Portland during a 2014 protest, the downtown jail confiscated the $30.97 in cash she carried with her. Upon her release the next morning, she was handed a Numi Financial MasterCard debit card loaded with the same amount. Brown soon learned the card came […]
Brown v. Stored Value Cards, 9th Circuit, Opinion, Debit Cards, 2020
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Brown v. Stored Value Cards Inc, Prisoner Debit Cards, Appeal, 2019
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