Legal Opinion
Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 5, 2007No. 04-16688, 04-16720PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs filed a class action suit against Wal-Mart alleging sexual discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The district court certified the class with minor modifications to Plaintiffs’ proposed class. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(e). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district court, concluding that it did not abuse its discretion when it certified the class.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint, brought on behalf of six named plaintiffs and all others similarly situated, asserts claims against Wal-Mart for…
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