Legal Opinion
Smith v. Bank of America, N.A.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 16, 2017No. 15-55674UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Plaintiffs Lora Smith and Cynthia Him-ple appeal the district court’s order dismissing their putative class action under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Because we conclude that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, we vacate the district court’s order and remand with instructions to dismiss the case under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1).
We determine the existence of subject matter jurisdiction de novo. Harden v. Roadway Package Sys., Inc., 249 F.3d 1137, 1140 (9th Cir. 2001). Article III of the Constitution “limits the jurisdiction of federal courts to ‘Cases’- and…
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