Cohen v. Laiti

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

PLATT, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Robert D. Cohen, has moved to certify the instant proceeding as a class action, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(b)(3). As a named plaintiff, Mr. Cohen must first demonstrate that his claims “are typical of the claims ... of the class,” Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(a)(3), and that he will “fairly and adequately protect” its interests. Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(a)(4). We find that the facts of this case are closely analogous to the facts of Kline v. Wolf, 702 F.2d 400, 401 (2d Cir.1983), where the Second Circuit upheld Judge Edward Weinfeld’s conclusion that the named…