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WIENER, Circuit Judge, dissenting: I am compelled to respectfully dissent today by the realization that the panel majority’s opinion will vaccinate illegal pyramid schemes against all civil litigation, immunizing them not just from class actions but ultimately from all judicial challenges. By erecting this barrier to class certification based on nothing more than the theoretical possibility of prior kno

MEMORANDUM RULING LITTLE, District Judge. Before the court is a [doc. no. 257] motion for partial summary judgment filed by defendants F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc. (“F.L.Crane”) and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty”). F.L. Crane and Liberty have filed three supporting memoranda and plaintiff, Tunica-Biloxi Indians of Louisiana d/b/a Paragon Casino Resort (“Tunica-Biloxi Indians” or “th

351 F.Supp.2d 519 (2004) TUNICA-BILOXI INDIANS OF LOUISIANA d/b/a Paragon Casino Resort v. Kirby M. PECOT d/b/a Pecot Company and Architects, et al. No. CIV.A.02-1512. United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Alexandria Division. July 26, 2004. *520 Keith J Bergeron, Terrence L Brennan, Deutsch Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orl

*529 MEMORANDUM WILLIAM M. NICKERSON, Senior District Judge. Before the Court is a motion to certify plaintiff classes in the above-captioned related disputes. Plaintiffs Denise Minter, Jason Alborough and Rachel Alborough have moved the Court on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated individuals, ECF No. 185 in Minter,

545 U.S. 844 (2005) McCREARY COUNTY, KENTUCKY, ET AL. v. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF KENTUCKY ET AL. No. 03-1693. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 2, 2005. Decided June 27, 2005. *849 Mathew D. Staver argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Erik W. Stanley, Rena M