Smith v. T-MOBILE USA INC.

SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Mentha Smith and Justin Gossett—the only named plaintiffs in this case—voluntarily settled their Fair Labor Standards Act claims before this appeal was taken. We hold today that such plaintiffs no longer have a personal stake in the outcome. This case is thus rendered moot. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

I. Background

Smith and Gossett (mother and son) are former hourly employees of T-Mobile USA, Inc. who worked as sales representatives in California. They brought an action in the district court against T-Mobile under the FLSA,…