Legal Opinion
Carabini v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 28, 1994No. G015352PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RYLAARSDAM, J. *
In this case we hold an order certifying a class action should only be made upon proper notice and subject to the right of an opposing party to submit evidence in opposition. This is true whether the issue arises on the motion of a party or on the court’s own motion.
This purported class action arises out of the sale of precious metal investment contracts by Carabini and the joining petitioners to the proposed class members. On May 5,1993, the trial court ordered discovery limited to class certification. On June 8, petitioners filed a statement under Code of Civil…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Satterwhite v. City of GreenvilleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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