A Clifton Heights woman has filed a class action lawsuit in federal court against Upper Darby claiming she is being denied due process by being unable to appeal parking tickets, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine.

In the past, if someone received a ticket, you had the option of paying the fine or appealing it, which meant waiting for paperwork to arrive in the mail with a court date.

Lately, drivers who received tickets have stopped getting the paperwork.

Now Mary Candido has filed her class action lawsuit, alleging Upper Darby violated the civil rights of numerous drivers by not providing them due process.

“Without ever being provided notice (i.e., a summons) and a hearing to contest a parking ticket, individuals are denied their opportunity to appear in court and challenge a purported parking violation,” reads the suit. “Instead, they are left in limbo and remain liable for ever-compounding fines and live under the fear of prosecution.”

In the lawsuit, Candido said she’s received numerous parking tickets in Upper Darby since early 2021 but has never received anything in the mail allowing her to contest the tickets.

Read more about Mary Candido’s class action suit against Upper Darby in Philadelphia Magazine.

CBS 3 looked into the parking ticket problem in Upper Darby.