RUSSELL v. EDUCATIONAL COM'N FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL

No. 20-2128.

15 F.4th 259 (2021)

Monique RUSSELL; Jasmine Riggins; Elsa M. Powell; and Desire Evans, v. EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: September 24, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Peterson [ARGUED], Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77002, Matthew D. Klayman , Brian W. Shaffer , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, 1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Counsel for Appellant.

Nicholas M. Centrella , Robin S. Weiss , Conrad O'Brien, 1500 Market Street, West Tower, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Brent P. Ceryes , Schochor Federico & Staton, 1211 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, Brenda Harkavy , Patrick A. Thronson [ARGUED], Janet Janet & Suggs, 4 Reservoir Circle, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21208, Scott L. Nelson , Public Citizen Litigation Group, 1600 20th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009, Paul M. Vettori , Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, 100 North Charles Street, One Charles Center, 22nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201, Cory L. Zajdel , Z Law, 2345 York Road, Suite B-13, Timonium, MD 21093, Counsel for Appellee.

Diana Huang , American Medical Association, 25 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20001, Leonard A. Nelson , American Medical Association, 330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 39300, Chicago, IL 60611, Counsel for Amicus American Medical Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, and Pennsylvania Medical Society in support of Appellant.

Gilbert Dickey , McGuireWoods, 201 North Tryon Street, Suite 3000, Charlotte, NC 28202, Matthew A. Fitzgerald , McGuireWoods, 800 East Canal Street, Gateway Plaza, Richmond, VA 23219, Counsel for Amicus Chamber of Commerce in support of Appellant.

Before: RESTREPO, BIBAS, and PORTER, Circuit Judges


OPINION OF THE COURT

This case presents the question whether the District Court abused its discretion when it certified an "issue class" pursuant to Rule 23(c)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. We hold that it did. According to Rule 23(c)(4), "[w]hen appropriate...

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