Legal Opinion
Clausnitzer v. Federal Express Corp.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided February 28, 2008No. 06-21457-CIVPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION
CECILIA M. ALTONAGA, District Judge.
THIS CAUSE came before the Court for hearing on January 17, 2008, upon Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (“Motion”) [D.E. 56-1]. Plaintiffs move for class certification pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The undersigned has carefully considered the parties’ written submissions, oral arguments by counsel, and pertinent portions of the record, and is persuaded that this case is not appropriate for class treatment.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Plaintiffs’ Claims
Plaintiffs, a group of hourly employees…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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