Recent Ninth Circuit CAFA opinions: Allen v. The Boeing Co., Eminence v. Bank of New York Mellon, Jordan v. Nationstar, and Reyes v. Dollar Tree Stores
The Ninth Circuit has construed CAFA in four new opinions this month, including one handed down yesterday:
- Allen v. The Boeing Co., ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. Apr. 27, 2015) (construing CAFA's "local single event" exception for mass actions)
- Eminence Investors, L.L.L.P. v. Bank of New York Mellon, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. Apr. 2, 2015) (construing CAFA's securities exception)
- Jordan v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 781 F.3d 1178 (9th Cir. Apr. 1, 2015) (addressing timeliness of removal under CAFA and types of post-filing events "from which it may first be ascertained that the case is ... removable")
- Reyes v. Dollar Tree Stores., Inc., 781 F.3d 1185 (9th Cir. Apr. 1, 2015) (holding that superior court's order granting class certification of expanded class definition created new removal opportunity under CAFA)