Jury clears Ravalli County in class-action suit that said it violated poor residents’ due process

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 717

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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MISSOULA — A jury found Thursday the Ravalli County pretrial program was not violating the due process rights of indigent clients as alleged in a federal class-action lawsuit.

In Leonard et al vs. Ravalli County, witnesses who had been part of the program said they only learned of the costs for services, such as urinalysis, once they enrolled, the fees were exorbitant, and they had no chance to appeal them.

In some cases, clients …

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