Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Fletcher v. American Security & Trust Co.
419 U.S. 900
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1974-10-21
- Topic
- finance
venue transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) where "the evidence and arguments ... (are) in doubt" | settlement fair, reasonable and adequate despite objection by over twenty percent of the class members | "It is essential in cases such as this that the district court set forth the reasoning supporting its conclusion in sufficient detail to make meaningful review possible...." | venue transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) where “the evidence and arguments . .. [are] in doubt” | “It is essential in eases such as this that the district court set forth the reasoning supporting its conclusion in sufficient detail to make meaningful review possi-ble_” | settlement not unfair simply because many class members oppose it | “It is essential in cases such as this that the district court set forth the reasoning supporting its conclusion in sufficient detail to make meaningful review possible; use of ‘mere boilerplate’ language will not suffice.” | settlement not unfair simply because many class members oppose it | approval over objections of approximately 20% of 452 member class | approval of proposed class action settlement | settlement approved where 20% of class objected | approval of proposed class action settlement
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C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.