Legal Opinion
P. Rea v. Michaels Stores Inc
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 18, 2014No. 14-55008PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Plaintiffs brought the present action against Michaels Stores, Inc. on behalf of Michaels’ California store managers, alleging that Michaels had improperly classified the managers as exempt from overtime. Michaels removed the case within 30 days to federal district court under the Class Action Fairness Act. The district court remanded the case back to state court, finding that CAFA’s $5,000,000 amount-incontroversy requirement was not met because the plaintiffs expressly disclaimed any recovery for the class over $4,999,999.99.
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