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Campos v. Western Dental Services, Inc. et al

MEMORANDUM in Support Plaintiff's Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification

34 Cited authorities

  1. Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor

    521 U.S. 591 (1997)   Cited 7,207 times   69 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts are "bound to enforce" Rule 23's certification requirements, even where it means decertifying a class after they had reached a settlement agreement and submitted it to the court for approval

  2. Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp.

    150 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 1998)   Cited 3,157 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding that " common nucleus of facts and potential legal remedies dominate[d]" over "idiosyncratic differences between state consumer protection laws" where a nationwide class of minivan buyers’ claims turned on "questions of [the manufacturer’s] prior knowledge of the [vehicle’s] deficiency, the design defect, and a damages remedy"

  3. Zinser v. Accufix Research Inst., Inc.

    253 F.3d 1180 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 1,261 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a putative class did not meet the requirements of Rule 23(b) before discussing the elements of Rule 23.

  4. Armstrong v. Davis

    275 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 764 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that " Garrett makes clear that . . . there is no barrier to the injunction against Nielson in his official capacity as Secretary of the Board [under the ADA]."

  5. Baby Neal for and by Kanter v. Casey

    43 F.3d 48 (3d Cir. 1994)   Cited 929 times
    Holding that a class representative suffering one specific injury from the practice can represent a class suffering other injuries so long as all the injuries are shown to result from the practice

  6. Robidoux v. Celani

    987 F.2d 931 (2d Cir. 1993)   Cited 923 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that recipients of public assistance challenging delays by the Vermont Department of Social Welfare could proceed under the "inherently transitory" exception in part because "the Department will almost always be able to process a delayed application before a plaintiff can obtain relief through litigation"

  7. Valentino v. Carter-Wallace, Inc.

    97 F.3d 1227 (9th Cir. 1996)   Cited 728 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the district court abused its discretion by certifying the class in part because the plaintiffs made "no showing . . . of how the class trial could be conducted"

  8. Keele v. Wexler

    149 F.3d 589 (7th Cir. 1998)   Cited 672 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding plaintiff had Article III standing where defendant tried to collect an illegal collection fee, even if plaintiff did not pay the fee

  9. Rosario v. Livaditis

    963 F.2d 1013 (7th Cir. 1992)   Cited 739 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff's claim is typical if it arises from the same event or practice giving rise to the claims of other class members and is based on the same legal theory as the class members

  10. In re Drexel Burnham Lambert Group, Inc.

    960 F.2d 285 (2d Cir. 1992)   Cited 697 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Shutts did not require opt-out rights in a Rule 23(b)(B) class action because the plaintiffs had already submitted to the district court's jurisdiction by filing bankruptcy claims against the defendant

  11. Section 1692 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

    15 U.S.C. § 1692   Cited 15,335 times   144 Legal Analyses
    Finding that abusive debt-collection practices lead to "personal bankruptcies," "marital instability," "loss of jobs," and "invasions of individual privacy"

  12. Section 1692e - False or misleading representations

    15 U.S.C. § 1692e   Cited 7,082 times   110 Legal Analyses
    Banning "[t]he threat to take any action that cannot legally be taken or that is not intended to be taken"

  13. Section 1692k - Civil liability

    15 U.S.C. § 1692k   Cited 6,227 times   66 Legal Analyses
    Holding debt collectors civilly liable for illicit debt collection practices

  14. Section 1692g - Validation of debts

    15 U.S.C. § 1692g   Cited 3,519 times   71 Legal Analyses
    Setting forth requirements for disputing a debt

  15. Section 1692b - Acquisition of location information

    15 U.S.C. § 1692b   Cited 378 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Governing the acquisition of location information

  16. Section 1692j - Furnishing certain deceptive forms

    15 U.S.C. § 1692j   Cited 175 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting creation of false belief in a consumer that a person other than the creditor is seeking to collect a debt