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Takeaway: Administrative feasibility is not a prerequisite for class certification in the Eleventh Circuit, although it remains a relevant consideration under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3)’s manageability factor. Manageability challenges, however, rarely prevent certification. There is a deep circuit split on this issue, with the Third, First, and Fourth Circuits applying a heightened standard for ascertainability that requires a class representative to propose an administratively feasible method of ascertaining class members at the class certification stage. The Eleventh Circuit, however, solidified the split by joining the Second, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits in rejecting administrative feasibility as a class certification requirement.
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On December 27, 2020 the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (the Economic Aid Act) was signed into law, which reopened the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) both to first-time borrowers and, subject to stricter conditions and limits, to borrowers that previously received a PPP loan (second draw borrowers).
[1] Under the Economic Aid Act, the last day to apply for and receive a loan under the reopened PPP is March 31, 2021. The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) have recently issued various interim final rules, borrower and lender application forms, and other guidance in connection with the reopened PPP.