New class certification opinion: Shearin v. Brown (Updated)

In Shearin v. Brown, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Jul. 11, 2013), the Court of Appeal (Second Appellate District, Division Five) affirmed the trial court's order denying class certification in an action alleging that the plaintiffs and similarly situated inmates had been unlawfully detained in prison beyond their release dates. 

UPDATE:  Although the slip opinion identified the case title as Shearin v. Brown, this case was published in the official reports as Lopez v. Brown, 217 Cal.App.4th 1114 (2013).