United States Third Circuit

Under the All Writs Act U.S.C. section 1651, the District Court has the power to supervise the actions of intermediate opt-out class members in pursuing their individual claims, however, the injunctions issued were too restrictive, transgressing the limits of federalism.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/10/2003
• Decided 05/25/2004
• Published 05/25/2004

Judges

• CHERTOFF, Circuit Judge., Before AMBRO, FUENTES and CHERTOFF, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John G. Harkins, Jr. (Argued), Steven A. Reed, Harkins Cunningham, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant Linda Smart., George M. Fleming, Sylvia Davidow, Rand P. Nolen, Scott A. Love, Fleming & Associates, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Mike O'Brien, Mike O'Brien, P.C., Houston, TX, for Appellants Linda Smart, Clara Clark, et al., and Linda Eichmiller, et al., Michael J. Miller, Christopher A. Gomez, Michelle DeMartino, Kenneth W. Smith, Michael J. Miller & Associates, Alexandria, VA, for Appellants Keith Barlow, et al., Robert S. Conrad, National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, D.C., Miriam Nemetz, Carl J. Summers, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus The Chamber of Commerce of the United States., Ellen A. Presby, Steve Baughman Jensen, S. Ann Saucer, Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Amicus Class Members Represented by Baron & Budd, P.C., W. Lewis Garrison, Ursula Tracy Doyle, Garrison Scott Gamble & Rosenthal, P.C., Birmingham, AL, for Amicus Opt-Out Plaintiffs' Counsel., Leslie A. Brueckner, Michael J. Quirk, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, P.C., Washington, D.C., for Amicus Trial Lawyers for Public Justice., Denise A. Rubin, Napoli, Kaiser, Bern & Associates, Great River, NY, James H. Pearson, M. Bain Pearson, Pearson & Pearson, L.L.P., M. Bain Pearson, Houston, TX, for Amicus Opt-Out Plaintiffs' Counsel.


• For Appellees:
  
• Fred S. Longer,Arnold Levin, Michael D. Fishbein, Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees Plaintiff Class and Class Counsel., Robert D. Rosenbaum, Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C., Peter L. Zimroth, (Argued), Arnold & Porter, New York, NY, for Appellee American Home Products Corporation.