| Venue: |
W.D. Mich
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| Facts: |
Girls sports are pretty uch getting the shaft. |
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| Posture: |
Motion for class certification. |
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| Issue: |
Can we certify a class of "all present and future female students
enrolled in MHSAA schools who..blablabla...adversely affected" |
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| Holding: |
Yes. |
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| Rule: |
Rule 23 |
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| Reasoning: |
Check this out:
- Numerosity/impracticality of joinder. Yes, there are
thousands.
- Commonality. They have different individual harms, but
the basic question is whether MHSAA discriminated.
- Typicality. The differences between sports are way less
important than the similarities of the overall alleged
conduct.
- Adequacy of representation. Maybe not all class members
have the same interests, but those who don't want
this will be represented by the plaintiffs. The
counsel are certainly qualified.
- What type of class. This is a 23(b)(2) class: injunctive
relief only
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| Dicta: |
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