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January 24, 2023 Jeffrey Steven McConnell Warren Christopher Flurry
Posted in  Class Action Basics

Solitary Claims for Solitary Confinement: Predominance Defeats North Carolina Class Action Seeking Injunctive and Declaratory Relief for Inmates in Restrictive Housing

In Dewalt v. Hooks, 2022-NCSC-105, 879 S.E.2d 179, the North Carolina Supreme Court recently illustrated the difficulty in finding commonality between several fact-specific Constitutional claims for the purposes of certifying a class. The Supreme Court relied primarily on the U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564 […]

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