Legal Opinion
James Brill, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Defendant-Petitioner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 20, 2005No. 05-8024PublishedCited by 235 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Countrywide Home Loans violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227, by sending fax advertisements. James Brill, one of the recipients, filed suit in state court, seeking to represent a class of recipients. Countrywide filed a notice of removal under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (2005). Brill’s suit was commenced after February 18, 2005, the Act’s effective date. The class comprises more than 100 members, minimal diversity of citizenship is present, and Countrywide alleged in the notice of removal that the…
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