Public Interest
Sep. 15, 2011
Indigent litigants fight back against fee waiver denials
As financial troubles plague both litigants and the courts who serve them, public interest lawyers said more indigent clients are being improperly denied fee waivers.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
When indigent litigant Nylonda "Jazz" Sharnese brought her fraud case to Los Angeles County Superior Court last year, she was blindsided by a judge grilling her about whether she needed to have her court fees waived due to financial hardship.
"Do you have proof of your food stamps?" Superior Court Judge Michael Latin asked her after remarking that she was represented by private coun...
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