Posted Thu, August 23rd, 2012 11:35 pm
Petition of the day
The petition of the day is:
The Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles (Granted )
Docket: 11-1450
Issue(s): Whether, after Smith v. Bayer, when a named plaintiff attempts to defeat a
defendant’s right of removal under the Class Action
Fairness Act of 2005 by filing with a class action
complaint a “stipulation” that attempts to limit the
damages he “seeks” for the absent putative class
members to less than the $5 million threshold for
federal jurisdiction, and the defendant establishes
that the actual amount in controversy, absent the
“stipulation,” exceeds $5 million, the “stipulation” is
binding on absent class members so as to destroy
federal jurisdiction.
Certiorari stage documents:
Recommended Citation: Ben Cheng, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 23, 2012, 11:35 PM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/08/petition-of-the-day-322/
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