Legal Opinion
United States v. City of New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 8, 2011No. 07-CV-2067 (NGG)(RLM)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
NICHOLAS G. GARAUFIS, District Judge.
In this Order the court addresses the effect of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, — U.S. -, 131 S.Ct. 2541, 2544-45, 180 L.Ed.2d 374 (2011). Applying Wal-Mart, the court denies the City’s motion to decertify the liability-phase class; denies Plaintiff-Intervenors’ motion for summary judgment as to compensatory damages for noneconomic losses; and under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3), certifies the non-hire and delayed-hire victim subclasses as to common remedial-phase issues.
I. BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- Amchem Products, Inc. v. WindsorSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. DukesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Augustin v. JablonskyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2011
- Gulino v. Board of Education of the City School DistrictDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2012
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