Griffin v. Cook County

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• holding that action was moot when named plaintiffs challenging school rules graduated before class had been certified
• holding that when a class has not yet been certified and the named plaintiffs cannot meet the case or controversy requirement, the complaint must be dismissed
• holding that when the named plaintiffs are dismissed from the class action and the class itself has not been properly certified, the complaint of the class must be simultaneously dismissed
• holding that a class action is moot unless it was duly certified pursuant to Rule 23 and a controversy still exists between the present members of the class and the defendant
• stating that, in general, if the claims of the named plaintiffs become moot prior to class certification, the entire action becomes moot
• determining that an action improperly certified under Rule 23(a) was moot when the named plaintiffs no longer attended the defendant school and therefore no longer had a live case or controversy

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