The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005,Reed R. Kathrein, Esq. San Francisco, California Reed.Kathrein@gmail.com Reedkathrein.com CLE International – 3rd Class Actions Annual Conference January 25-26, 2007 Los Angeles, California

1. The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 Reed R. Kathrein, Esq. San Francisco, California [email_address] Reedkathrein.com CLE International – 3 rd Class Actions Annual Conference January 25-26, 2007 Los Angeles, California

8. Federal Jurisdiction Summary Total damages must exceed $5 million exclusive of costs One named plaintiff must have $75k in damages Amount in Controversy * Charts suggested and modified from Professor William B. Rubenstien, UCLA, Understanding Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 2005. Any plaintiff can be diverse from any defendant All class representatives and defendants must be completely diverse. Citizenship 100 of more class members or plaintiffs Not required Minimal Number CAFA Regular Federal Diversity Jurisdiction*

19. Removal Summary CAFA Conventional Discretionary with strict time limits None Appellate Review Same but not limited to 1 year 30 days from pleading but no longer than 1 year Deadline Not required Required Consent of Defendants Any defendant can remove Only out-of-state defendants can remove Citizenship Removal of Diversity Actions

36. Discussion and Conclusions Thank You Reed R. Kathrein