Smyth v. Carter’s Empirical Analysis
1996
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1 district ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 601 (§ 401 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 602 (§ 402 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Goldberg v. Kelly · Blackwelder Furniture Co. of Statesville, Inc. v. Seilig Manufacturing Co. · Direx Israel, Ltd. v. Breakthrough Medical Corp. · Multi-Channel TV Cable Co. v. Charlottesville Quality Cable Operating Co. · 428 F. Supp. 533 - Looney v. Commercial Union Assurance Companies
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“[t]he named plaintiffs in a class action need not be the best representatives of the class, and to say that they are not expected to understand every detail of their case is to understate the matter. Still, they must be able, at minimum, to make important nondelegable decisions about the course of the litigation; also, if the named plaintiffs are evasive, untruthful, or lack credibility, this weighs heavily against them as adequate class representatives.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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