MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 4 MOTION to Consolidate Cases 08-cv-2870, 08-cv-3334, 08-cv-3006, 08-cv-3035, 08-cv-3089, 08-cv-3326, 08-cv-3351.. Document
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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"