Romero et al v. Securus Technologies, Inc.

  1. May 19, 2020

    Securus To Add Privacy Tools On Jail Calls To End Class Suit

    Prison telephone company Securus Technologies Inc. has agreed to revamp its privacy protocols and submit twice yearly compliance reports as part of a deal brokered to end a class action by former prisoners and criminal defense attorneys alleging the firm illegally tapped private prison calls.

  2. April 18, 2019

    Prison Phone Snooping Suit Put On Lockdown During Appeal

    Former California prisoners and their defense lawyers suing Securus Technologies Inc. for allegedly tapping privileged phone calls can't move ahead with their class action while an appeal is pending in the Ninth Circuit, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  3. January 17, 2019

    Prison Callers Stuck Proving 'Intent' In Securus Recording Suit

    A class of ex-prisoners and attorneys suing prison telephone company Securus Technologies Inc. for tapping their calls lost their bid to appeal a ruling that "intent" is required to bring their California Invasion of Privacy Act claim, as a federal judge said Wednesday that rehashing the issue would be a waste of resources.

  4. June 12, 2018

    Securus Says No Evidence Of Intent To Record Prison Calls

    Prison phone operator Securus urged a California federal judge Monday not to issue an "advisory" ruling sought by former inmates and criminal defense attorneys accusing it of illegally recording their conversations, arguing there's no need to weigh whether calls were intentionally recorded because there's no evidence they were recorded at all.

  5. April 16, 2018

    Ex-Inmates Lose Cert. Bid In Securus Call Recording Suit

    A California federal judge has refused to certify a class of former inmates and criminal defense attorneys claiming that prison phone operator Securus Technologies Inc. illegally recorded their conversations, finding that they hadn't yet shown a way to determine whose calls had been recorded.

  6. November 01, 2017

    Securus Fights Bid For Class Cert. In Call Recording Suit

    Prison phone operator Securus Technologies asked a California federal judge on Tuesday to deny certification to a proposed class including former inmates who say the company recorded their private attorney calls without permission in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act.

  7. October 11, 2017

    Atty, Ex-Inmates Seek Class Cert. In Call Recording Suit

    The attorney and former inmates suing Securus Technologies Inc. for allegedly recording their private phone conversations without permission asked a California federal judge Tuesday to certify a class whose state privacy law rights were equally violated.

  8. March 30, 2017

    Prisoners' Call Recording Suit Against Securus Gets Trimmed

    A group of former prisoners accusing Securus Technologies Inc. of recording their calls without permission were unable to convince a California federal judge to keep alive portions of their fraudulent misrepresentation claim, which was permanently dismissed Wednesday after multiple amendments, though other claims in the suit remain.

  9. January 10, 2017

    Prison Callers Defend Revamped Securus Recording Suit

    Prison phone users Monday stood by their class allegations that Securus Technologies Inc. recorded their calls without permission, arguing that the reasserted fraud and misrepresentation claims are detailed enough and that the telephone service provider is treading on already-decided ground.

  10. October 24, 2016

    Securus Can't Escape Prison Callers' Recording Suit

    A proposed class of callers accusing prison telephone service provider Securus Technologies of recording their calls without permission on Monday escaped a dismissal bid with their claims mostly intact, as a California federal judge refuted the company's arguments that the plaintiffs lacked evidence.

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