Anti Police-Terror Project v. City of Oakland

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 ANTI POLICE-TERROR PROJECT, et al., Case No. 20-cv-03866-JCS Plaintiffs, 10 v. REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL JOINT BRIEF RE STIPULATION TO CITY OF OAKLAND, et al., CERTIFY CLASS 12 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 139

14 Although the parties have stipulated to certify a class under Rule 23(b)(2), the Court bears an independent responsibility to determine whether each Rule 23 requirement is satisfied before certifying a class. Zinser v. Accufix Research Inst., Inc., 253 F.3d 1180, 1186 (9th Cir. 2001) (“Before certifying a class, the trial court must conduct a ‘rigorous analysis’ to determine whether the party seeking certification has met the prerequisites of Rule 23.”). In its Order Denying Motion for Class Certification Without Prejudice (dkt. 124), the Court found that Plaintiffs’ proposed class definition did not satisfy the commonality and typicality requirements or the requirements of Rule23(b)(2). Among…