Ex Parte Citicorp Acceptance Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
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This mandamus petition arises from a trial court's conditional certification of a class action. Citicorp Acceptance Company, Inc. ("Citicorp"), seeks a writ of mandamus directing the Choctaw Circuit Court to decertify the class. Citicorp contends that the trial court abused its discretion by: (1) basing certification solely on the allegations of the plaintiffs in their amended counterclaim; and (2) certifying the class without first giving notice to Citicorp. We…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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