Legal Opinion

Gladys Jenkins v. BellSouth Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 2, 2007No. 07-90008PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

In regions where there are many evangelicals, like the American South, a revival is a common religious service, see generally William G. McLoughlin, Revivals, Awakenings, and Reform (1978), but in American law, a revival of an enforceable right is an exceptional event. The question in this putative class action is whether a district court is empowered to sponsor a revival of a right to seek an interlocutory appeal of its decision about class certification as frequently and spontaneously as an evangelical preacher leads a revival for a congregation. We think not.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Triggs v. John Crump Toyota, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  2. In Re City of Memphis, West Tennessee Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Zellner Construction Company, Inc. v. City of MemphisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  3. Nuclear Engineering Company v. William J. Scott, Illinois Ex Rel. William J. Scott v. Nuclear Engineering CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  4. Gregory Dale English v. R. Michael Cody, Warden, Laveita Osborn Ogden v. Neville MasseyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  5. Carpenter v. Boeing Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. OFS FITEL, LLC v. Epstein, Becker and Green, PCCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  2. McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  3. Gutierrez v. Johnson & JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
  4. Joyce Walker v. Life Ins. Co. of the SouthwestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
  5. Asher v. Baxter International Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007

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