Split 9th Circuit Agrees No Class In Homeless Property Removal Suit

Mealey's (December 3, 2019, 12:31 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — A trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied class certification to homeless individuals suing the city of Seattle, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the transportation secretary over rules regarding the removal of encampments from public property as the suing individuals were unable to show commonality, a split Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Nov. 29 (Kayla Willis, et al. v. Seattle, et al., No. 18-35053, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 35707)....