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RICE v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Nos. 93-6940, 94-6482.

88 F.3d 914 (1996)

Mary RICE; Brent Puckett; Randall Hallmark, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellant. Brent PUCKETT, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Randall Hallmark, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Bird, III, Lee M. Pope, Brian D. Boyle, O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, DC, for appellant in No. 93-6940.

Richard A. Freese, Peter A. Grammas, Langston, Frazer, Sweet & Freese, Birmingham, AL, for appellees in No. 93-6940.

Joseph S. Bird, III, Matthew H. Lembke, T. Michael Brown, Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, Birmingham, AL, Brian D. Boyle, O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, DC, for appellant in No. 94-6482.

Richard A. Freese, Birmingham, AL, for appellees in No. 94-6482.

Before ANDERSON and COX, Circuit Judges, and RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

COX, Circuit Judge:

In this proposed class action, the named plaintiffs filed a notice of voluntary dismissal. The district court, which had not yet determined whether to certify the proposed class, summarily approved the notice and dismissed the action without prejudice. The defendant, Ford Motor Company, filed a "Motion for Review of Dismissal of the Complaint," in which it argued that the court was required under Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(e) to conduct an inquiry, before...

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