United States Ninth Circuit
Lowdermilk v. US Bank Nat'l Assoc., 06-36085
Under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), when the plaintiff has pled damages less than the jurisdictional amount, in order to remove the case to federal court a party seeking removal must prove with "legal certainty" that the amount in controversy is satisfied, notwithstanding the prayer for relief in the complaint.
Appellate Information
- Argued 02/08/2007
- Decided 03/02/2007
- Published 03/06/2007
Judges
- BYBEE, Circuit Judge., Before THOMPSON, KLEINFELD, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Timothy R. Volpert, Davis Wright Tremane LLP, Portland, OR, for the defendant-appellant., Jacqueline L. Koch, Koch & Deering, Portland, OR, J. Dana Pinney, Bailey, Pinney & Associates LLC, Vancouver, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.