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JONES v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO.

No. 03-7398.

358 F.3d 205 (2004)

Joyce JONES, Martha L. Edwards, Lou Cooper and Vincent E. Jackson, individually and as class representatives, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: February 5, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel H. Schlueter, Atlanta, Ga. (Thomas M. Byrne, Valerie S. Sanders, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Atlanta, Ga.; John H. Beisner, Neil K. Gilman, Rachel A. Shapiro, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for Defendant-Appellant.

Darnley D. Stewart, New York, N.Y. (Daniel L. Berger, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP, New York, N.Y.; Michael E. Terry, Terry & Gore, Nashville, Tenn.; Gary Klein, Grant & Roddy, Boston, Mass.; Kevin Greco, Sandak Friedman Hennessey & Greco, LLP, Stamford, Conn.; Wyman O. Gilmore, Grove Hill, Ala.; Clint W. Watkins, Brentwood, Tenn.; Stuart Rossman, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, Mass., on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before: NEWMAN, SOTOMAYOR, and WESLEY, Circuit Judges.

JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns the availability of subject matter jurisdiction for permissive counterclaims. It also demonstrates the normal utility of early decision of a motion for class certification. Defendant-Appellant Ford Motor Credit Company ("Ford Credit") appeals from the June 14, 2002, judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Lawrence M. McKenna, District Judge) dismissing for lack of jurisdiction...

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