Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 9, 2001No. Docket Nos. 00-9417(L), 00-9423(C)PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants (the “Class Plaintiffs”) appeal from a September 29, 2000 judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Jed S. Rakoff, District Judge) that denied Class Plaintiffs’ motions for class certification and bifurcation, and that directed entry of judgment in favor of defendant-appellee Metro North Commuter Railroad (“Metro North”). See Robinson v. Metro-North Commuter R.R., 197 F.R.D. 85 (S.D.N.Y.2000) (“Robinson II”).
The district court’s judgment dismissing the action is vacated. On remand, the district…
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