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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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The importance of this Rule and adherence to it cannot be underestimated. We observe that since the class action Rule was initially promulgated there has been extensive study devoted to the amendment of this Rule by the Rules and Practice Committees of the Judicial Conference of the United States. These efforts have led to additional provisions of the Rule, which both reinforce and clarify its operation. See, e.g., Report of Proposed Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 (effective December 1, 2003). Significantly, many of the new requirements strengthen particular provisions of the Rule, but none have indicated any tendency to lessen the Rule's prescriptions to include an "implied class certification" devoid of the mandated fact findings and requirements which are the foundation of Rule 23.