California Court of Appeal

Hypertouch, Inc. v. Super. Ct. of San Mateo, A108321

A requirement that individual members must "opt-in" to a class action lawsuit in order for it to be binding is not required by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and is not permitted by the applicable rules of court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/05/2005
• Published 05/05/2005

Judges

• KLINE, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of John L. Fallatt, John L. Fallat, Kentfield, Kathleen A. Umrein, San Francisco, for Petitioner, Hypertouch, Inc., Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C., Joseph D. Miller, Leslie J. Mann, San Francisco, Pilchak Cohen & Tice, P.C., Daniel G. Cohen, for Real Party in Interest, Perry Johnson, Inc.