Doyle v. Midland Credit Management, Inc.

This case concerns the relationship between an offer of judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 and mootness pursuant to Article III of the U.S. Constitution. Plaintiff-Appellant Robert Doyle contends that neither of two putative offers of judgment extended by DefendantlAppellee Midland Credit Management, Inc. (“Midland”) could have rendered his action moot because neither offer complied with Rule 68. We hold that an offer need not comply with Rule 68 in order to render a case moot under Article III.

I. Background

Doyle commenced this action in the United States District Court…