Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Estes Express Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 25, 2011No. 10-56852PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge WILLIAM A. FLETCHER; Concurrence by Judge O’SCANNLAIN.
OPINION
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), Pub.L. No. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (2005), defendants may remove a diversity class action from state to federal court when, among other conditions, the parties are minimally diverse and the amount in controversy exceeds $5,000,000. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(d)(2), 1453(b). However, plaintiffs may obtain a remand to state court if the suit involves a local controversy. Id. § 1332(d)(4)(A)(i). The question before us is whether a federal district court…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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