In re Health & Hospitals, Dept, of; — Defendants); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court, Div. “A”, No. 97-8745; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 98CW-0398.

Denied. Prior to any ruling on the appropriateness of class certification, a hearing is required in the trial court. See La.Code Civ.P. art. 592; Vardaman v. Airsol Co., 98-1740 (La.11/6/98), 722 So.2d 985.