Legal Opinion

Professional Firefighters Ass'n of Omaha, Local 385 v. Zalewski

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 7, 2012No. Nos. 11-1817, 11-3253PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Chief Judge.

James Conrad Zalewski (appellant), as counsel for a group of sixty-four retired City of Omaha (city) firefighters and their families, appeals the district court’s1 approval of a class-action settlement agree*643ment between the city and a certified class of active and retired city firefighters, police officers, civilian employees, and their unions. Appellant argues the district court abused its discretion in “failing] to properly apply and interpret” Fed.R.Civ.P. 23 to “adequately address the conflict of interest” resulting from the same class counsel representing both active…

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