United States Eighth Circuit

In an action against an Iowa county alleging that plaintiff was strip searched illegally as part of the booking process at the county jail, a denial of plaintiff's motion for class certification is affirmed where: 1) the magistrate judge's determination that plaintiff had good cause for not asserting a class action before October 2007 did not dictate the conclusion on the separate motion to certify a class; and 2) plaintiff's failure to move to certify with alacrity undermines confidence in the zeal with which she would represent the interests of absent class members.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/05/2010
• Published 08/05/2010

Judges

• James B. Colloton

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel