Legal Opinion
Bolin v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 27, 2000No. 99-20627PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This interlocutory appeal under Rule 23(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure presents defendant Sears, Roebuck & Co.’s challenge to Rule 23(b)(2) certification of a class of bankrupt debtors alleging illegal post-bankruptcy collection practices by Sears. The Bolin plaintiffs raise a second issue: whether 28 U.S.C. § 1292(e), the enabling authority for Rule 23(f), is an unconstitutional delegation of Congress’s power to confer jurisdiction on the lower federal courts. We uphold the constitutionality of § 1292(e). We also vacate the certification…
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