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Facts

• Plaintiff Clara Daye, on her own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a lawsuit against Gladino, Inc., doing business as Ted’s Pawn and Jewelry. The case concerns two proposed classes: the Collateral Class, involving individuals who had a pawn loan with the Defendant that went into default, were sent the Defendant's form notice, and did not redeem their collateral; and the APR Class, involving individuals who took out a pawn loan with the Defendant within a specified four-year period prior to the lawsuit (para 3).

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellant: Argued for class certification, proposing two distinct classes for representation: the Collateral Class and the APR Class (para 3).
• Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee: Contended that the Court conflated the analysis of the two proposed classes, that the Plaintiff only sufficiently pled one class in her complaint, and that the Plaintiff, not having to pay the APR for an item she could not repurchase because it was sold by the Appellee, is not representative of the class (para 2).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in denying the motion for class certification for the two proposed classes: the Collateral Class and the APR Class (paras 1, 3).

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s order denying class certification and remanded for further proceedings (para 5).

Reasons

• Per J. Miles Hanisee, with M. Monica Zamora and Stephen G. French, JJ., concurring:
  The Court found the Appellee's arguments in its memorandum in opposition unconvincing and maintained its position to reverse and remand the district court's decision on class certification (para 2).
  Clarified that both proposed classes, the Collateral Class and the APR Class, as identified in the Plaintiff's application, should have been certified for class representation (para 3).
  Emphasized that the decision focused solely on the certification of claims for class representation, not on the merits of the Plaintiff's claims. It also noted that the district court might need to adjust the class definition for the APR class to account for potential defenses that could affect class membership (paras 4-5).