Legal Opinion
Augustin v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 1, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CV-4238Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOYNER, DISTRICT JUDGE
This § 1983 action is once again before this Court on Motion of the Plaintiffs to certify this matter as a class action pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23. Specifically, Plaintiffs move to certify a class of Philadelphia landlords whose properties have been or will be liened by the Philadelphia Gas Works for unpaid gas services incurred by delinquent tenants. For the reasons stated below, the motion shall be granted.
History of the Case
This action was commenced in July 2014 by two married couples, Lea and Gerard Augustin and Thomas and Donna MeSorley, who…
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