Legal Opinion
Eliza Kirkland, Individually, and on Behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Midland Mortgage Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 19, 2001No. 00-10765PublishedCited by 277 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Chief Judge:
Midland Mortgage Company (“Midland”) brings this interlocutory appeal of the district court’s certification of a class and denial of Midland’s motion for summary judgment in this diversity action. Because we conclude that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, we vacate and remand with instructions to remand to the state court.
I. FACTS
The plaintiff, Eliza Kirkland, obtained a mortgage from Cameron-Brown in 1985 for her residence. Ten years later, Mid-first Bank acquired the mortgage and Midland began servicing it through an arrangement these two…
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