Alaska Supreme Court
James Barber, Appellant v. Joseph Schmidt, Bryan Brandenburg, Sam Edwards, Carmen Gutierrez, Jack L. Earl, Jr…
July 31, 2015354 P.3d 158
Summary
The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court’s denial of class certification and denial of appointment of counsel, finding no abuse of discretion, but reversed the dismissal of the prisoners’ complaint for failure to state a claim and remanded for further proceedings. The Court applied Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 23(a) and the Mathews due‑process balancing test in its analysis.