Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 1407 Supreme Court 547 U.S. 71, 81 Circuit Courts 739 F.2d 1395, 1403 884 F.2d 1222, 1228-1232 957 F.2d 1020, 1026-1033 967 F.2d 489 971 F.2d 244, 248 36 F.3d 916, 928-929 51 F.3d 194, 197 150 F.3d 1011, 1026 183 F.3d 970, 978 327 F.3d 938, 959-960 329 F.3d 297 361 F.3d 1305 449 F.3d 1035, 1038 471 F.3d 977, 1004 489 F.3d 1055, 1059 494 F.3d 833, 841 512 F.3d 1283, 1289 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e) 289 F. Supp. 2d 1132, 1137 300 F. Supp. 2d 1210 Federal Rules of Evidence Fed. R. Evid. 201