Legal Opinion
Robert Rodriguez v. At&t Mobility Services LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2013No. 13-56149PublishedCited by 216 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Robert Rodriguez filed a putative class action in state court, which Defendant removed to federal district court. Defendant contended that there was federal jurisdiction over the action under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), Pub.L. No. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (2005), and in particular 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2). Rodriguez alleged that the amount in controversy did not exceed $5 million, as required for federal jurisdiction, and purported to waive any claim by the class in excess of that amount. Based on that waiver, the district court granted…
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