Microsoft Corp. v. Baker
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
This case concerns options open to plaintiffs, when denied class-action certification by a district court, to gain appellate review of the district court's order. Orders granting or denying class certification, this Court has held, are "inherently interlocutory," Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay, 437 U.S. 463 , 470, 98 S.Ct. 2454 , 57 L.Ed.2d 351 (1978), hence not immediately reviewable under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , which provides for appeals from "final decisions." Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f), promulgated in 1998, however, orders denying or granting class certification may be…
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