Legal Opinion
In re: Veneman, Ann
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 29, 2002No. 02-5021PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Rule 23(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure permits certification of class actions not “exclusively or predominantly [for] money damages.” This petition for interlocutory review presents the following question: In a case involving requests for both monetary and equitable relief, may a district court certify a Rule 23(b)(2) class as to equitable relief only without first determining whether, looking at the complaint as a whole, plaintiffs’ monetary claims predominate over their equitable claims? Although this…
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