Sparkman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAULA SPARKMAN, No. 2:24-cv-01206-DJC-DMC

Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMERCIA BANK, et al., 14 Defendants.

This case concerns fees charged to recipients of child support payments who

made calls to a customer support line. Plaintiff Paula Sparkman filed this case on

behalf of herself and others similarly situated and now seeks to have a class certified.

For the reasons stated below, Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification is granted.

Plaintiff is appointed as class representative and Plaintiff’s counsel is appointed as

class counsel.

BACKGROUND In her Complaint, Plaintiff Paula Sparkman alleges that recipients of court- ordered child support payments in California may receive payments via prepaid debit cards referred to as Way2Go cards. Defendants have contracted with California Child Support Services to be the sole provider of debit cards to child support recipients.1 27 1 The…