In re: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Removal Jurisdiction
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 09-8023
Decision Date: 
May 19, 2010
Federal District: 
Petition for Appeal from W.D. Wisc.
Holding: 
Petition granted
In state-court class action lawsuit that had been removed to federal court pursuant to Class Action Fairness Act, Dist. Ct. erred in remanding case back to state court after plaintiffs had amended lawsuit to remove all class action allegations. Dist. Ct. acquired jurisdiction over lawsuit at time of removal, and nothing filed after removal could affect jurisdiction of Dist. Ct.