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tions > Prerequisites > Commonality Labor & Employment Law > Discrimination > Disparate Treatment > Proof > General Overview [HN18] Nothing in the Supreme Courts opinion suggests that single, localized operations must be analytically dissected into component departments for purposes of commonality for class

in--depth assessment of the merits of appellants' claim at this stage would be improper." Id. at 156. Such a statement, however, is consistent with the Supreme Court's dictate in Amgen that a court should engage the merits of a claim only to the extent necessary to verify that Rule 23 has been satisfied. Amgen, 133

B. Binion, LEAD ATTORNEYS, Briskman & Binion, P.C., Mobile, AL. For Specialty Fuels BTU, LLC, Defendant: James B. Newman, LEAD ATTORNEY, Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse, P.C., Mobile, AL. For internal use only SDNY_GM_00056891 CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R.CON(F IDENTIAL DB-SDNY-00197

led that the term "conviction" in § 4B1.5(a) was ambiguous. The court noted that the it term is not defined in § 4B1.5(a), relying on nguage from the Supreme Court's decision in Deal United States. 508 U.S. 129, 131-32, 113 S.Ct. 1 3, 124 L.Ed.2d 44 (1993) ("It is certainly correct that the word 'conviction' c

reement [2] Leach argues that the government's advocacy for the § 4B1.5(a) enhancement breached the plea agreement. The government stipulated that Leach's base offense level was 24, but the enhancement, if applied, would have increased Leach's offense level to 34. Leach further contends that becaus

ommerce to attempt to persuade, induce, and entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). In sentencing Leach, the district court declined to apply enhancements advocated by the government under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.5(a) or, alternatively, under § 4B1.5(b). Leac

iscovery of documents falling within the scope of these two rules. Rule 410 was created to promote active plea negotiations and plea bargains, which our Supreme Court has acknowledged are "important components of this country's criminal justice system." ... Our Court of Appeals has held that "in order for plea bar

te." See United States v. Neff, 315 F.2d 1235, 1239 (9th Cir.), cert denied, 447 U.S. 925 (1980); Blau v. United States, 340 U.S. 159 (1950); SEC v Leach, 156 F.Supp.2d 491,494 (E.D. PA. 2001). Moreover, the act of production itself may implicitly communicate statements and, for this reason, the Fift

iscovery of documents falling within the scope of these two rules. Rule 410 was created to promote active plea negotiations and plea bargains, which our Supreme Court has acknowledged are "important components of this country's criminal justice system." ... Our Court of Appeals has held that "in order for plea bar

te." See United States v. Neff, 315 F.2d 1235, 1239 (9th Cir.), cert denied, 447 U.S. 925 (1980); Blau v. United States, 340 U.S. 159 (1950); SEC v Leach, 156 F.Supp.2d 491, 494 (E.D. PA. 2001). Add new case from my e-mail of yesterday: (Court in Englebrick v Worthington Industries Inc 670 F Supp2d 10