Legal Opinion
McWaters v. Federal Emergency Management Agency
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 30, 2006No. CIV.A. 05-5488PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*157 ORDER
DUVAL, District Judge.
Before the Court is plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(b) (Rec.Doc. No. 80). After review of the pleadings and memoranda, as well as having held a hearing on the Motion on February 23, 2006, the Court GRANTS the Motion as follows.
Background
Plaintiffs have filed this motion for Class Certification in reference to McWaters, et al. v. FEMA et al, CA 05-5488.1 Plaintiffs define the proposed class as follows:
All persons, who, as of August 29, 2005, (i) resided in either Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama; (ii) resided in areas…
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