Legal Opinion
Carla Visendi v. Bank of America, N.A.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 23, 2013No. 17-16146PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
M. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we address whether Defendants-Appellants (Defendants) properly removed a 137-plaintiff action from state court to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), Pub.L. No. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (2005). We also consider whether Plaintiffs-Appellees (Plaintiffs) are misjoined under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a). We answer both questions in the affirmative. Accordingly, we reverse the order of the district court, and remand with instructions to dismiss without prejudice the claims of all Plaintiffs but the first named…
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