Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders
437 U.S. 340 (1978) Cited 4,497 times 20 Legal AnalysesHolding that that the production of putative class members' names pursuant to Federal Rule 26 was not "within the scope of legitimate discovery."
Hatch v. Reliance Ins. Co.
758 F.2d 409 (9th Cir. 1985) Cited 380 timesHolding that dismissal of plaintiff's complaint was appropriate as it exceeded seventy pages in length, was confusing, conclusory, and not in compliance with Rule 8
Dziennik v. Sealift, Inc.
05-CV-4659 (DLI)(MDG) (E.D.N.Y. May. 23, 2006) Cited 37 timesDenying production of contact information and noting that "[c]ourts have ordinarily refused to allow discovery of class members' identities at the pre-certification stage out of concern that plaintiffs' attorneys may be seeking such information to identify potential new clients, rather than to establish the appropriateness of certification"
Flanigan v. American Finance System of Georgia, Inc.
72 F.R.D. 563 (M.D. Ga. 1976) Cited 5 timesHolding that Rule 23 should not be used to enable client solicitation as neither plaintiffs nor plaintiffs' counsel have a duty to act as unsolicited champion of others
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 35,874 times 1249 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"
Rule 16 - Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management
Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 Cited 35,080 times 55 Legal AnalysesAdopting the sanctions authorized by Rule 37(b)
Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 15,644 times 51 Legal AnalysesRecognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"
Section 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment
47 U.S.C. § 227 Cited 5,769 times 742 Legal AnalysesGranting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals