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Nevada Federal Court Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration by Rapid Financial Solutions in Debit Card Suit
Loaded on May 1, 2022
by David Reutter
published in Prison Legal News
May, 2022, page 40
Filed under:
Seizure of Prisoner Funds.
Location:
Nevada.
by David M. Reutter
On August 30, 2021, a federal district court in Nevada denied a motion to compel arbitration in a lawsuit alleging that forcing prison release debit cards upon prisoners violates state and federal laws. Chief Judge Miranda M. Du ruled the plaintiff did not assent to the ...
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