 v. Craft", 436 U. S. 1, 8–9 (1978), the court noted that claims for damages save cases from mootness.Where a class action lawsuit is brought, with one named plaintiff actually representing the interests of many others, the case will not become moot even if the named plaintiff ceases to belong to the class that is seeking a remedy.In "Sosna v. Iowa", , the plaintiff represented a class that was challenging an Iowa law that required persons to reside there for a year before seeking a divorce in Iowa's courts.