Case Name: James E. CONNELL, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Otis R. BOWEN, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1986-06-25
Citations: 797 F.2d 927
Docket Number: No. 85-3462
Parties: James E. CONNELL, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Otis R. BOWEN, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 797
Pages: 927–931

Head Matter:
James E. CONNELL, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Otis R. BOWEN, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 85-3462.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
June 25, 1986.
Sarah H. Bohr, Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.
Dorothea Bean, Asst. U.S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., Wendy Kloner, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.
Before FAY, CLARK and NIES , Circuit Judges.
Honorable Helen W. Nies, U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Once the district court ordered a remand of Mr. Connell's claim to the Secretary for a review in accord with the law of this circuit, the question of whether or not to certify a class became moot and should not have been reached. The ruling denying certification of a class is vacated.
DISMISSED.