class-counsel

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
22-566 William Yeatman v. Kathryn Hyland, et al. Second Circuit 2022-12-20 Denied Amici (2) class-action class-certification class-counsel cy-pres due-process first-amendment rule-23 settlement-approval student-loan third-party-beneficiary Whether, or in what circumstances, a court may approve a settlement as 'fair, reasonable, and adequate' under Rule 23(e) or certify a class under Rule…
20-1331 Arthur J. Clemens, Jr. v. Local One Service Employees International Union, et al. Eighth Circuit 2021-03-23 Denied civil-rights class-counsel constitutional-challenge due-process equal-protection exhaustion-of-remedies first-amendment free-speech labor standing union union-governance Should 29 USC 481(c) be declared Unconstitutional
19-1180 Robert Radcliffe, et al. v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., et al. Ninth Circuit 2020-03-30 Denied Response Waived civil-procedure class-action class-actions class-counsel conflicts-of-interest due-process fair-settlement legal-representation material-conflict rule-23 settlement-fairness Whether Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 permits class counsel whose interests are in material conflict with those of the class to represent the class so long as th…
18-1074 Brian Perryman v. Josue Romero, et al. Ninth Circuit 2019-02-15 Denied Amici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) civil-procedure civil-rights class-action class-action-settlement class-counsel cy-pres cy-pres-award due-process fair-reasonable-adequate fairness-standard fees rule-23 settlement settlement-scrutiny Whether the cy pres award that provides no direct relief or benefit to class members comports with the Rule 23(e) requirement that a settlement bindin…