Christian
June Christian, et al. v. LeafFilter North, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 JUNE CHRISTIAN, et al., Case No. 25-cv-02866-CRB
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S v.
MOTION TO ALTER JUDGMENT
LEAFFILTER NORTH, LLC, Defendant.
Defendant moves to alter this Court’s order dismissing the case for a lack of subject matter jurisdiction. While Defendant points to potential tension between the Court’s decision and Ninth Circuit law regarding jurisdiction conferred by the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), the Court’s decision that it lacked jurisdiction was not manifest error and is in accord with both circuit precedent and CAFA. Accordingly, the Court DENIES the motion.1 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs brought a purported class action against Defendant arguing that its sales and marketing tactics violated the Federal Trade Commission Act and California law. Compl. (dkt. 1). Plaintiffs’ only basis for this Court’s jurisdiction was CAFA. Id. at ¶ 21. Defendant moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to…