Q: Can the DA or another lawyer start a class action lawsuit against Posh Paws Dog Groomers, hurt/killed dogs in Rocklin CA
A: The DA wouldn't be the person to start a class action. Could a private individual? Probably not. A class action is only appropriate when the number of plaintiffs are too numerous for conventional for conventional joinder--as a rough rule of thumb, if you can fit them in the gallery on the Plaintiff's side of the courtroom, its probably not right for a class action. That said, you could have multiple dog owners sue a dog groomer in the same suit without it being a class, they would just be individual plaintiffs responsible for their own roles, rather than being subordinate to a lead plaintiff (although they can certainly delegate to a large extent).
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