Allen v. International Truck and Engine Corp.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
358 F.3d 469 (2004)
27 current and former Black employees (plaintiffs) sued International Truck (defendant) for fostering a hostile work environment, seeking both damages and equitable relief on behalf of a proposed 350-person class; though the district court found the Rule 23(a) prerequisites satisfied, it denied Rule 23(b)(2) certification entirely, reasoning that seeking damages conflicted with the rule's lack of an opt-out option and that managing equitable relief alongside Seventh Amendment jury-trial rights would be too difficult.
Whether a court should deny class certification entirely where a motion satisfies Rule 23(a) and 23(b)(2) but the plaintiffs seek both equitable and monetary relief.