encountered in the management of a class action.” The prerequisites of Rule 23(a) must be satisfied before the court considers the additional criteria of Rule 23(b). Blue Cross, supra, 582 So.2d 469; Rowan v. First Bank of Boaz, 476 So.2d 44 (Ala.1985). The party seeking certification of an action as a class action bears the burden of proof as to each of those prerequisites. Rowan. The burden is one of presenting “sufficient evidence” to satisfy the requirements of Rule 23. Blue Cross, 582 So.2d at 476; Marecek v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., 49 F.3d 702, 706 (11th Cir.1995) (finding sufficient evidence to support the district court’s determination that the numerosity requirement of Rule 23(a)(1), Fed.R.Civ.P., was met); McCree v. Sam’s Club, 159 F.R.D. 572, 576 (M.D.Ala.1995) (<HOLDING>). Additionally, the trial court’s order cannot
holding that choiceoflaw issues prevented a manageable class under rule 23a holding that the plaintiffs motion for extension of time to file appeal qualified as a notice of appeal because it met the requirements of rule 4 of the federal rules of appellate procedure holding that rule 23a requirements must be satisfied as if class were to litigate its claims holding that the plaintiffs had not offered sufficient evidence that their claims met the requirements of rule 23a recognizing that the number of class representatives is not significant under rule 23a