David Hooks v. Landmark Industries, Inc.

CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge:

This is an appeal of the district court’s dismissal of a named-plaintiffs claim and putative class action under the Electronic Funds Transfer Act for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on mootness grounds. The district court determined that because the Defendant-Appellee made an offer of judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 to the named plaintiff, even though the offer was not accepted, this mooted the individual’s claim. The district court determined that because a motion for class certification was not filed before the offer, the class action was…