Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion For Class Certification And Bifurcation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

JENNIFER GRATZ and
PATRICK HAMACHER,
for themselves and all others
similarly situated

     Plaintiffs
v.

LEE BOLLINGER, JAMES J.
DUDERSTADT, THE UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN, and THE UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF
LITERATURE, ARTS, AND SCIENCE,

     Defendants,
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     CASE NO.: 97-CV-75231-DT
     HON. PATRICK J. DUGGAN

ORDER
At a session of said Court, held in the U.S.
District Courthouse, City of Detroit, County of
Wayne, State of Michigan, on DEC 23 1998.
PRESENT: THE HONORABLE PATRICK J. DUGGAN
U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

For the reasons set forth in an Opinion issued this date,
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that defendants' motion for an order denying class certification is DENIED;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that plaintiffs' motion for class certification is GRANTED as follows:
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(2), the Court certifies the following class, represented by Patrick Hamacher, on the issue of liability:
Those individuals who applied for and were not granted admission to the College of Literature, Science & the Arts of the University of Michigan for all academic years from 1995 forward and who are members of those racial or ethnic groups, including Caucasian, that defendants treat less favorably on the basis of race in considering their application for admission.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that plaintiffs' motion to bifurcate the trial into a liability and damage phase is GRANTED.

________________________________
PATRICK J. DUGGAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Copies to:

Kirk O. Kolbo
Kerry L. Morgan, Esq.
Michael E. Rosman, Esq.
John Payton, Esq.
Leonard M. Niehoff, Esq.

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	________________________________ PATRICK J. DUGGAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Copies to: Kirk O. Kolbo Kerry L. Morgan, Esq. Michael E. Rosman, Esq. John Payton, Esq. Leonard M. Niehoff, Esq.