Can a named party appeal a judgment of a federal district court against a class action settlement?
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The following excerpt is from Goodearth Mar. Ltd v. Calder Seacarrier Corp., No. 09-5068-cv (2nd Cir. 2010):
where it had "plausible" interest affected by district court's judgment); cf Devlin v. Scardelletti, 536 U.S. 1, 7 (2002) (considering "whether petitioner should be considered a 'party' for the purposes of appealing" approval of class action settlement and noting that "[w]e have never... restricted the right to appeal to named parties to the litigation").
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