EARL v. BOEING CO.

No. 21-40720.

21 F.4th 895 (2021)

Damonie EARL, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Linda Rugg, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Alesa Beck, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Timothy Blakey, Jr.; Stephanie Blakey; Marisa Thompson, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Muhammad Muddasir Khan; John Rogers, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Valerie Mortz-Rogers, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; James Lamorte; Brett Noble, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Ruben Castro, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Fritz Ringling, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Litaun Lewis, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Lance Hogue, Jr., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The BOEING COMPANY; Southwest Airlines Company, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed December 22, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yavar Bathaee , Bathaee Dunne, L.L.P., New York, NY, Elizabeth L. DeRieux , Capshaw DeRieux, L.L.P., Gladewater, TX, Brian J. Dunne , Bathaee Dunne, L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA, Edward Maxwell Grauman , Bathaee Dunne, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Brian David Schmalzbach , Gregory DuBoff , McGuireWoods, L.L.P., Richmond, VA, Thomas Miles Farrell , Attorney, McGuireWoods, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Benjamin L. Hatch , McGuireWoods, L.L.P., Norfolk, VA, for Defendant-Appellant Boeing Company.

Jonathan S. Franklin , Peter B. Siegal , Norton Rose Fulbright US, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Jason K. Fagelman, Esq. , James Vincent Leito , Michael Alan Swartzendruber , Philip Tarpley , Norton Rose Fulbright US, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Geraldine Wileen Young , Norton Rose Fulbright US, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Southwest Airlines Company.

Before Elrod, Oldham, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.


The defendants in this class action lawsuit have moved for a stay of discovery while this court reviews their appeal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f). We grant the defendants' stay motion.

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This is a class action lawsuit against the Boeing Company and Southwest Airlines for allegedly...

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