Legal Opinion
Weber v. Goodman
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 20, 1998No. CV-97-1376 (CPS)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SIFTON, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Samuel Weber brings this action pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq. Plaintiff moves to certify this case as a class action. Defendants Simon & Schuster, Inc. and Viacom, Inc. (together, the “S & S defendants”) as well as defendant North Shore Agency (“NSA”) and its principal officer and equity owner, defendant Jerome Goodman, oppose class certification.
For the reasons stated below, plaintiffs motion for class certification is denied.
BACKGROUND
The following facts are drawn from the amended…
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