United States Second Circuit

A party seeking appeal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) must demonstrate either (1) the certification order will effectively terminate the litigation and a substantial showing that the district court's decision is questionable, or (2) the certification order implicates a legal question with a compelling need for immediate resolution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/17/2001
• Published 08/17/2001

Judges

• JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge:, Before WALKER, Chief Judge, MINER and POOLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Howard Schneider, Joel W. Sternman, James M. Rittinger, Rosenman & Colin LLP, New York, NY, for amicus curiae Futures Industry, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher Lovell,Lovell & Stewart, LLP, New York, NY, for plaintiffs-appellees., Philip Allen Lacovara, Steven Wolowitz, Scott E. Mortman, Mayer, Brown & Platt, New York, NY, for defendants-appellants.