Legal Opinion
Margalit Corber v. Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 18, 2014No. 13-56306, 13-56310PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge GOULD; Dissent by Judge RAWLINSON.
OPINION
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether removal is proper under the “mass action” provision of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(ll)(B)(i), when plaintiffs in several actions1 moved for coordination in the state trial court pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 404 “for all purposes” and justified .their request in part by asserting a need to avoid inconsistent judgments. CAFA extends federal removal jurisdiction for certain class actions and for mass actions in which “monetary…
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