Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit October 4, 1990, Nos. 89-1032, 89-1037, 89-1049 to 89-1052 (Stott v. Haworth)

MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge,

dissenting:

The issue that the panel here confronts— whether class treatment of the plaintiffs was appropriate — comes down to whether the plaintiffs are entitled to prove a pattern or practice of politically motivated discrimination as part of their prima facie case. If so, class certification was correct.