Legal Opinion
Cooke v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided March 3, 1983No. 581-82CPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KOZINSKI, Chief Judge.
This suit was brought by several of the American citizens taken hostage in Tehran, Iran, on November 4, 1979, and released on January 20,1981, and by persons who were their spouses, parents and children during that period. Plaintiffs have moved that the court certify the case as a class action pursuant to RUSCC 23 and designate them as class representatives. Defendant filed an opposition on December 10, 1982.
On December 14, 1982, the court sua sponte notified John Coale, counsel for plaintiffs in Amburn-Lijek v. United States, No. 564-82C (USCC filed Nov. 4, 1982),…
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- Swank v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
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