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Indigent Defense Class Action

About this Case

Plaintiffs filed this action against the cities of Mount Vernon and Burlington in Skagit County, Washington for systematically failing to provide assistance of counsel to low-income persons who face criminal charges in municipal court. The right to counsel is a civil right that is guaranteed by the constitutions of the United States and Washington.

Case Status

The US District Court for the Western District of Washignton certified this case as a class action on February 23, 2012.
Plaintiffs are currently in the discovery stage and working toward trial, which is scheduled for March 4, 2013.

Case Contact Information

Class Counsel

  • Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie, PLLC

    Toby Marshall

  • Scott Law Group, PS

    Matthew Zuchetto

  • ACLU

    Nancy Talner and Sarah Dunne

  • Perkins Coie, LLP

    James Williams, Breena Roos and Camille Fisher