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Ernest Brown v. Philadelphia Housing Authority, 350 F.3d 338 (2003)

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Ernest Brown v. Philadelphia Housing Authority, 350 F.3d 338 (2003)
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Ernest Brown v. Philadelphia Housing Authority, 350 F.3d 338 (2003)
Effective Date
2003-11-19

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Because these findings are essential to the maintenance of a class action, the Rule requires that "[a]s soon as practicable after the commencement of an action brought as a class action, the court shall determine by order whether it is to be so maintained." Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(c)(1). And, one of the primary functions of the District Court is to "describe those whom the court finds to be members of the class," and to specify who is to get notice — a notice which must be given to all members of the class at all relevant times. Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(c)(3).