ADVANCE AMERICA SERVICING OF ARKANSAS v. MCGINNIS

No. 07-2770.

526 F.3d 1170 (2008)

ADVANCE AMERICA SERVICING OF ARKANSAS, INC., d/b/a/ Advance America Cash Advance; Advance America Cash Advance Centers of Arkansas, Inc.; Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Brenda McGINNIS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis Steven Wiener, argued, Phillip E. Stano, Washington, DC, Claire Shows Hancock, Gary D. Marts, Jr., on the brief, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.

Christoper A. Averitt, argued, Jonesboro AR, Todd M. Turner, on the brief, Arkadelphia AR, for appellee.

Before MURPHY, BRIGHT, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Advance America Servicing of Arkansas, Inc. (Advance America) and associated entities1 brought this action against Brenda McGinnis seeking to compel arbitration of their dispute over a series of loan agreements. McGinnis moved to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The district court2 granted the motion after determining that the amount in controversy was below the requisite...

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