Martha C. Kamm, a Widow v. California City Development Company, a Corporation

OPINION

JAMESON, District Judge:

This is an interlocutory appeal, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), 1 from an order dismissing plaintiffs-appellants’ class action and striking class allegations from their first amended complaint. 2

Parties and Nature of Controversy

The 14 named plaintiffs and the estimated 59,000 members of the class whom they seek to represent are investors in a desert land promotion scheme known as California City. The defendants-appellees are the current promoters of California City, Great Western Cities; three of its affiliated real estate companies, California City…