Is there a controversy when all named plaintiffs in a proposed class action have settled, withdrawn or dismissed prior to class certification?
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The following excerpt is from Aguilar v. Boulder Brands, Inc., Case No.: 3:12-cv-01862-BTM-BGS (S.D. Cal. 2014):
Defendants cite several cases in support of their argument that there is no case or controversy when all named plaintiffs in a proposed class action have settled, withdrawn, or been dismissed prior to class certification. But each of these cases can be distinguished from the instant matter. See Smith v. T-Mobile USA,
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