Gen. Tel. Co. of Sw. v. Falcon
457 U.S. 147 (1982) Cited 5,669 times 33 Legal AnalysesHolding 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
Golden v. City of Columbus
404 F.3d 950 (6th Cir. 2005) Cited 455 timesAffirming the district court's denial of class certification when the plaintiff referred only to a "total number (absolute maximum)" of potential class members
Ball v. Union Carbide Corp.
385 F.3d 713 (6th Cir. 2004) Cited 330 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that “[i]t is not an abuse of discretion for the district court to deny the discovery request when the party makes only general and conclusory statements [in its affidavit] regarding the need for more discovery”
Bacon v. Honda of Am. Mfg., Inc.
370 F.3d 565 (6th Cir. 2004) Cited 292 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that the pattern-or-practice method is not available to individual plaintiffs, but noting that pattern-or-practice evidence may nevertheless be relevant to proving an otherwise-viable individual claim under the McDonnell Douglas framework
City of Hialeah, Fla. v. Rojas
311 F.3d 1096 (11th Cir. 2002) Cited 208 timesHolding that named plaintiff who was time-barred from bringing claims could not serve as class representative
Reeb v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction
435 F.3d 639 (6th Cir. 2006) Cited 147 timesConcluding district court abused its discretion in certifying the class under Rule 23(b) for individual relief
Reeb v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction Belmont Correctional Institution
Case No. 2:00-cv-774 (S.D. Ohio Jun. 2, 2004) Cited 1 timesCase No. 2:00-cv-774 June 2, 2004 OPINION AND ORDER ALGENON MARBLEY, District Judge I. INTRODUCTION This matter is before the Court on the Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification pursuant to the Sixth Circuit's remand order issued upon resolution of the interlocutory appeal of Defendant Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections/Belmont Correctional Institute ("Beci"). The Plaintiffs, Rachel Reeb, Verna Brown, Glenna Mackey, and Jill Beabout, are all employees at BeCI in St. Clairsville
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,902 times 1234 Legal AnalysesHolding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"
Section 2000e-5 - Enforcement provisions
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5 Cited 26,864 times 124 Legal AnalysesHolding charges must be made in writing, under oath, and contain all information as the Commission requires