Legal Opinion

Steele v. United States

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 14, 2024No. Civil Action No. 2023-0918Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ADAM STEELE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:23-cv-918-RCL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Aggrieved by the class counsel’s litigation strategy and unsatisfied with this Court’s rulings, a plaintiffs’ attorney in a class action has decided to start over by spinning off a new suit with the same plaintiffs, the same defendant, and the same issues. Before the Court is the government’s Motion to Dismiss. MTD, ECF No. 12. Since plaintiffs’ splinter suit violates the rule against claims-splitting, the Court will…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. TransUnion LLC v. RamirezSupreme Court of the United States · 2021

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