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Class action litigation always involves lawyers, but it is uncommon for the class itself to consist of lawyers.&nbsp; In <a href="https://employmentclassactionreport.bakerhostetlerblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2011/05/One-Unnamed-Deputy-District-Attorney-v.-City-of-Lo.pdf">One Unnamed Deputy District Attorney v. City of Los Angeles.pdf</a>, Case No. CV-09-7931 (C.D. Cal., Jan. 24, 2011), the court certified a class of Los Angeles deputy district attorneys who had engaged in organizing activity. The relevant facts were straightforward.&nbsp; Several hundred Los Angeles deputy district attorneys signed union cards in late 2007 and early 2008.&nbsp; The plaintiffs contended that their names were improperly disclosed to management in violation of their first amendment rights.&nbsp; Ultimately, the union, the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, moved the court to certify a class of approximately 540 attorneys. Apart from the fact that the putative class members were attorneys, the chief issue of note was that of standing.&nbsp; Specifically, while the union brought the motion, several of the putative class members were non-union employees.&nbsp; Limiting the class issues to those of liability, the court found that the union possessed the requisite standing.&nbsp; Once it resolved those issues, it quickly concluded that the class members&rsquo; claims were legally and factually identical, satisfying the elements of both Rule 23(a) and (b). The Bottom Line:&nbsp; On the right facts, even a class of lawyers can be certified.

Court Certifies Class of Attorneys