Legal Opinion

Brooks v. Roberts

District Court, N.D. New York

Decided May 5, 2017No. 16-CV-1025PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER

DAVID N. HURD, United States District Judge

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS.. .409

I. INTRODUCTION... 409

II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND... 410

A. Federal Program... 410

B. New York State’s Implementation ...411

C. Named Plaintiffs... 413

D. Recent Document Revisions.. .414

III. DISCUSSION...415

A. Class Certification.. .415

1. Legal Standard.. .415

2. Rule 23(a)... 417

a. Numerosity.. .417

b. Commonality.. .418

c. Typicality.. .419

d. Adequacy of Representation ,..419

3. Rule 23(b)... 420

B. Preliminary Injunction.. .421

1. Legal Standard.. .421

2. Likelihood of Success... 422

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2Cases cited66 opinions

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  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Bridgewater v. MolierDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2023
  2. Brooks v. RobertsDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2020
  3. Brooks v. RobertsDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2019
  4. Probst v. Adams County Sheriff DepartmentDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 2020
  5. Young v. Beekman Arms-Delamater Inn, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2023

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