Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit December 13, 1979, 77-3276 (Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,225 William Elster v. Thomas W. Alexander)

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PER CURIAM:

William Elster appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for class certification under Fed.R.Civ.P. 23 in a securities fraud case. Elster appealed on October 26, 1977, asserting jurisdiction in this court under the “death knell” doctrine and the collateral order doctrine articulated in

Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.,

337 U.S. 541, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed.