HARTIS v. CHICAGO TITLE INS. CO.

No. 09-1105.

656 F.3d 778 (2009)

Brian D. HARTIS; Jacqueline H. Hartis, Appellants, v. CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 13, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk T. May , Kansas City, MO, Phillip Greenfield , Kansas City, MO, for appellant.

Richard N. Bien , Kansas City, MO, Steven J. Mintz , Cleveland, OH, Brian Christopher Fries , Kansas City, MO, Michael Stephen Cessna , Kansas City, MO, Dennis R. Rose , Cleveland, OH, Steven A. Goldfarb , Cleveland, OH, Kelly A. Kosek , Cleveland, OH, for appellee.

Before SMITH, HANSEN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Brian and Jacqueline Hartis ("class representatives"), individually and on behalf of the putative class, appeal from the district court's denial of their motion to remand to state court, asserting that the district court erroneously concluded that the $5 million amount in controversy under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) was satisfied. We vacate the district court's order and remand.

I. Background

The class representatives...

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