Venue: |
11th Cir.
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Facts: |
Heaven leases a Ford Taurus. Sun Trust allegedly overcharged as
part of their preprinted form leases. |
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Posture: |
Motion for class certification. Sun-Trust brings (compulsory)
counterclaims against class members who have made false
statements in their lease applications or defaulted on the
agreements. District court denies certification of the
class. Appeal. |
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Issue: |
Did the district court abuse its discretion in denying the motion to
certify the class? |
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Holding: |
No. |
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Rule: |
First, abuse of discretion is hard to overcome. But also, these
counterclaims mean that different class members will have
different (and maybe contrary) interests. So the district
court was right. |
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Reasoning: |
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Dicta: |
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