Legal Opinion

Fymbo v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided June 5, 2000No. 99-1305PublishedCited by 350 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Donald E. Fymbo, a public insurance adjuster appearing pro se, brought this class action suit against defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company on behalf of himself as assignee of certain State Farm insureds and on behalf of other similarly situated State Farm insureds. The magistrate judge recommended that the complaint be dismissed because Mr. Fymbo is not an attorney, his lack of competence was proven by his pleadings filed in the district court, and he was not an adequate representative for the putative class under Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(a)(4). See R. doe. 15.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Oxendine v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
  2. Michael Duane, Smith v. Millie R. Kitchen, Randy Komisarek, and Keith WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  3. Pilots Against Illegal Dues (Paid) v. Air Line Pilots Association (Alpa)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991

3Cited by350 opinions

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  3. Palasty v. HawkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  4. Bunn v. PerdueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2020
  5. Joshua Howard v. William PollardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015

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