United States Seventh Circuit

District court must consider whether named plaintiffs, in an action based on counties' imposition of a bail fee above the set bail amount as a condition for release, may, under FRCP 23, represent a class that includes people from another 17 named counties.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/31/2001
• Decided 09/03/2002
• Published 09/03/2002

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, COFFEY, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jimmie L. Jones (Argued), Chicago, IL, Thaddeus L. Wilson, Brookins & Wilson, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patricia J. Lord, Kane County States Attorney, Geneva, IL, Donald B. Leist, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Elgin, IL, Robert W. Trevarthen, Ottosen, Sinson, Trevarthen & Britz, Wheaton, IL, Nancy G. Lischer (Argued), Steven M. Puiszis, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, Kenneth D. Reifsteck, Thomas, Mamer & Haughey, Champaign, IL, Garrett P. Hoerner, Becker, Paulson & Hoerner, Belleville, IL, Mary K. Manning, Sycamore, IL, Terry A. Fox, McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug, Chicago, IL, Clifford G. Kosoff, O'Halloran, Kosoff, Geitner & Cook, Northbrook, IL, Stephen R. Miller, Myers & Miller, Chicago, IL, James G. Sotos, Hervas, Sotos, Condon & Bersani, Itaska, IL, Martin J. Lucas, Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen, Chicago, IL, Michael M. O‘Hear, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.