Dominique Osborne v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America
OPPOSITION re: APPLICATION for Order for ALLOWING RELIEF FROM LOCAL RULE 23-3S NINETY DAY CLASS CERTIFICATION DEADLINE OR TO ALLOW PLAINTIFFS RE-SUBMITTED MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION TO BE DEEMED FILED NUNC PRO TUNC 31
Holding that "[w]e must . . . affirm unless we are left with the definite and firm conviction that the lower court committed a clear error of judgment in the conclusion it reached after weighing the relevant [excusable neglect] factors"
Holding that a party requesting ex parte relief must establish that its cause will be irreparably prejudiced if the underlying motion is heard according to regular noticed motion procedures, and that it is without fault in creating the crisis that requires ex parte relief, or that the crisis occurred as a result of excusable neglect
Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 Cited 51,515 times 24 Legal Analyses
Holding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 36,137 times 1252 Legal Analyses
Holding 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"