Legal Opinion
Jefferson v. Security Pacific Financial Services, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 13, 1995No. 94 C 3476PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CASTILLO, District Judge.
This case involves a consumer credit transaction governed by the Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq. (“TILA”),1 and implementing Federal Reserve Board Regulation Z, 12 C.F.R. part 226.2 Plaintiff, Carolyn Jefferson, seeks certification of a class pursuant to Rule 23. For the reasons which follow, plaintiffs motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
Courts are instructed not to examine the merits of the case when deciding class certification issues, Retired Chicago Police Assoc. v. City of Chicago, 7 F.3d 584, 598 (7th Cir.1993); Eisen v.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Blackie v. BarrackCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Pedro De La Fuente v. Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., Marcelino Vasquez and Albert Solis, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Rosario v. LivaditisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by15 opinions
- John D. Szabo, Doing Business as Zatron v. Bridgeport MacHines Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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- Fisher v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2006
- McIntosh v. Irwin Union Bank & Trust, Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2003
- Williams v. Empire Funding Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1998
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