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Litigation

Apr. 10, 2013

Central District Local Rules further hinder class certification

It is no secret that class action lawsuits have become harder to certify in federal court; in the Central District of California, class certification is made even more difficult by the existence of Local Civil Rule 23-3. By Alexander R. Safyan and Bobby Pouya


By Alexander R. Safyan and Bobby Pouya


It is no secret that class action lawsuits have become harder to certify in federal court due to recent Supreme Court precedent heightening the requirements for class certification. In the Central District of California, class certification is made even more difficult by the existence of Local Civil Rule 23-3, which requires that plaintiffs file a motion for class certification "[w]ithin 90 days after service of a plead...

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