05-CV-4659 (DLI)(MDG) (E.D.N.Y. May. 23, 2006) Cited 37 times
Denying 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"