Legal Opinion
Kleiner v. First National Bank
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 31, 1985No. 83-8794PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
We consider whether the first amendment rationale of Bernard v. Gulf Oil Co.1 bars sanctions against a defendant and counsel for secretly soliciting exclusion requests from potential members of a Rule 23(b)(3) plaintiff class.
I. FACTS
This appeal is the closing phase of a ground-breaking class action against the First National Bank of Atlanta2 filed by Jackie Kleiner, an Atlanta lawyer and real estate investor. The lawsuit, sounding in fraud, RICO and breach of contract, charged the Bank with reneging on its promise to peg the interest it charged smaller customers to the…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by88 opinions
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