United States Third Circuit

A provision of the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), 28 U.S.C. section 1453(c)(1), which states that a federal appellate court -may accept an appeal- from a remand order -if application is made to the court of appeals not less than 7 days after entry of the order,- should be read to mean -not more than 7 days after entry of the order- because the uncontested legislative intent behind the statute was to impose a seven-day deadline for appeals.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/16/2006
• Published 10/16/2006

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before BARRY, SMITH, and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Walter H. Swayze, III, Christian H. Gannon, Robert J. Kenney, Maria C. Carlucci, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, LTD., New York, NY., John M. Agnello, Kerrie Heslin, Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillian, Cecchi, Stewart, & Ostein, Roseland, NJ, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey I. Carton, Jill C. Owens, Barry B. Cepelewicz, Meiselman, Denlea, Packman, Carton & Eberz, PC, White Plains, NY, for Respondent.