Legal Opinion
Douglas R. Bigelow Trust v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided March 23, 2011No. 09-460LPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ALLEGRA, Judge:
Pending before the court is plaintiffs’ motion to certify this matter as a class action pursuant to RCFC 23. The court deems full oral argument on this motion unnecessary.1 For the reasons that follow, this court holds that this matter is properly certified as a class action.2
This case involves a railroad corridor or right-of-way that runs between milepost 40 in Alma, Michigan, and milepost 45.5 in El-well, Michigan, a distance of approximately 5.5 miles (the Railroad Line). On July 7, 2009, the named plaintiffs filed a complaint against the United States in this court for…
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