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· 5/24/1982

Bell v. Dougherty County School System

Citations

  • 456 U.S. 986
  • 102 S. Ct. 2264

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  • approving a notice plan consisting of mailings to some class members and notice by publication for others
  • noting “[g]iven the relatively small amount recoverable by each potential litigant, it is unlikely that, absent the class action mechanism, any one individual would pursue his claim, or even be able to retain an attorney willing to bring the action”

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