Legal Opinion
Sley v. Jamaica Water & Utilities, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 12, 1977No. Civ. A. No. 70-2974PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
VanARTSDALEN, District Judge.
I
On the eve of trial of this complex class action securities lawsuit, now in its seventh year and reassigned to its fourth judge, its various defendants have moved to decertify the plaintiff class and to disqualify plaintiffs’ counsel. For the reasons set forth herein, those motions will be denied.
II
In a lengthy prior opinion sur motions for summary judgment, the court attempted to describe the factual background prompting this lawsuit. Sley v. Jamaica Water and Utilities, Inc., Civil No. 70-2974 (E.D.Pa. filed April 15, 1977). There is no need…
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3Cited by49 opinions
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