Sauer v. Newhouse’s Empirical Analysis
1939
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
May 2007
most recently cited
1 district ·
Most-quoted passages
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““Rule 23. Class Actions. “(a) Representation. If persons constituting a class are so numerous as to make it impracticable to bring them all before the court, such of them, one or more, as will fairly insure the adequate representation of all may, on behalf of all, sue or be sued, when the character of the right sought to be enforced for or against the class is “(1) joint, or common, or secondary in the sense that the owner of a primary right refuses to enforce that right and a member of the class thereby becomes entitled to enforce it; * * * “(c) Dismissal or Compromise. A class action shall not be dismissed or compromised without the approval of the court. If the right sought to be enforced is one defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of this rule notice of the proposed dismissal or compromise shall be given to all members of the class in such manner as the court directs.” “Rule 41. Dismissal of Actions. “(a) Voluntary Dismissal; Effect Thereof. “(1) By plaintiff; JBy Stipulation. Subject to the provisions of Rule 23(c) and of any statute of the United States, an action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court (i) by filing a notice of dismissal at any time before service of the answer or (ii) by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all the parties who have appeared generally in the action. Unless otherwise stated in the notice of dismissal or stipulation, the dismissal is without prejudice, except that a notice of dismissal operates as an adjudi”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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