City of Des Moines v. Kragnes
Petition for certiorari denied on October 1, 2012
Issue: Whether a court in a class action, consistent with the Due Process Clause, can certify a plaintiff class consisting of all payers of a municipal franchise fee, and refuse to allow class members to opt out, when the lawsuit seeks a class-wide refund that will necessarily have a disparate and negative impact on those class members who pay municipal property taxes.
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