Esparza v. Valdez

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MATSCH, District Judge.

The plaintiffs in this civil action are citizens of countries other than the United States. They claim that the Colorado Department of Labor has illegally denied and requested repayment of unemployment insurance benefits to which they are entitled under federal law. The plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief for themselves and for others similarly situated. The plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 23(a) and (b)(2), and they moved for a preliminary injunction. The class certification question was…