Legal Opinion
Bush v. Cheaptickets, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 5, 2005No. 05-55995PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BYBEE, Circuit Judge:
The question before us is when is a class-action suit “commenced” for purposes of the effective date of the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA,” or “the Act”), Pub.L. No. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (2005). The plaintiffs-appellees, Ronald Bush and others (“Bush”), filed suit in state court against various internet-based travel companies (“Cheaptickets”). Cheaptickets removed the case to federal court, but the district court ordered the case remanded to state court. Bush claims that removal was not authorized because the suit was filed on the day before CAFA became effective.…
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