The following excerpt is from Williams v. Wallace Silversmiths, Inc., a Div. of HMW Industries, Inc., 566 F.2d 364 (2nd Cir. 1977):
Thus, even if we were to view the latter criterion as the main factor in determining whether a class action determination is appealable, as some of the other Circuits have, the order below would not be appealable. For, "in deference to the general policy of discouraging interlocutory appeals," Jones v. Diamond, supra, 519 F.2d at 1095, several of the Circuits which have allowed appeals under 1292(a)(1) have required at least that "the plaintiff's prayer for an injunction must constitute the heart of the relief he seeks." Beyond that,
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