Otis Anderson, et al., Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.

2 Cited authorities

  1. Gen. Tel. Co. of Sw. v. Falcon

    457 U.S. 147 (1982)   Cited 5,700 times   33 Legal Analyses
    Holding that named plaintiff must prove “much more than the validity of his own claim”; the individual plaintiff must show that “the individual's claim and the class claims will share common questions of law or fact and that the individual's claim will be typical of the class claims,” explicitly referencing the “commonality” and “typicality” requirements of Rule 23
  2. Smith v. Merchants Farmers Bank, West Helena

    574 F.2d 982 (8th Cir. 1978)   Cited 33 times

    No. 77-1467. Submitted February 16, 1978. Decided May 4, 1978. Jimmie L. Wilson, Helena, Ark., for appellant. Baker Pittman, West Helena, Ark. and Rose, Nash, Williamson, Carroll, Clay Giroir, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, and LAY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. This case involves an interlocutory appeal from an order of the District Court denying class action certification