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· 2/21/1979

Kush v. United States

Citations

  • 440 U.S. 918

How courts have described this case

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  • certifying plaintiff class in order to prevent possibility of litigation becoming moot
  • class of prisoners certified because release or transfer to other prison would moot claim of overcrowding
  • “[t]he plaintiffs interest in averting the possibility of the action becoming moot, with the concomitant interest in judicial economy, makes class certification in this case more than an empty formality”

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