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Parties Involved:
AH & H Leasing LLC
Non-Participating
Aaron's Inc
Appellee
Arona Corp
Not Party
Aspen Way Enterprises Inc
Appellee
Brian Byrd
Appellant
Crystal Byrd
Appellant
Designerware LLC
Not Party

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

 April 24, 2015

No. 14-3050

CRYSTAL BYRD; BRIAN BYRD, Individually, and on 

Behalf of all Similarly Situated Persons,

Appellants

v.

AARON'S INC; ASPEN WAY ENTERPRISES INC, 

d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, A Franchisee of Aaron's Inc.; 

DESIGNERWARE LLC; AH & H LEASING LLC, 

d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

AMG ENTERPRISES GROUP LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, 

a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; ARONA CORPORATION d/b/a Aaron's Sales

and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; BEAR RENTAL PURCHASE LTD, 

d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

BOXER ENTERPRISE INC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, 

a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; CIRCLE CITY RENTALS, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and

Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; CMH LEASING PARTNERS, LLC, 

d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.;

CRAM LEASING, INC., d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.;

DC SALES AND LEASE INC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, 

Inc.; DIRIGO LEASING INC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, 

Inc.; DPR ALASKA LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

DPR COLORADO LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

DW3 LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

DWC VENTURES LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

FAIRWAY LEASING LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, 

Inc.; FIVE STAR FINANCIALS LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of 

Aaron's, Inc.; FT GOT THREE LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of 

Aaron's, Inc.; GNS & ASSOCIATES INC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee 

of Aaron's, Inc.; GREAT AMERICAN RENT TO OWN INC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and 

Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; GREEN RIVER CORP, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and 

Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; HANSON HOLDING CO, d/b/a Aaron's Sales 

and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; HONEY HARBOR INVESTMENTS LLC, 

d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; HOWARD RENTS LLC, 

d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; HPH INVESTMENTS

LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; J&L BEACH 

ENTERPRISES INC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

J.R. RENTS, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

J.M. DARDEN AND CO, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

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JENFOUR LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

JENKINS RENTAL LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

KFJ ENTERPRISES LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, 

Inc.; LIFESTYLE FURNITURE LEASING, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a 

Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; LTL INVESTMENTS LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, 

a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; MADISON CAPITAL INVESTMENTS INC, d/b/a 

Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; MKW INVESTMENTS INC, 

d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; NO THREE PUTTS 

ENTERPRISES LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

NW FREEDOM CORP, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

POMONA LANE PARTNERS LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of 

Aaron's, Inc.; R & DOUBLE K LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of 

Aaron's, Inc.; REBCO INVESTMENTS LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a 

Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; REX NEAL INC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a 

Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; ROYAL RENTS INC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a 

Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; ROYAL ROCKET RETAIL LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and 

Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; SHINING STAR, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and 

Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.;SHOWCASE HOME FURNISHINGS INC, d/b/a 

Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; SULTAN FINANCIAL CORP, 

d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; TANGLEWOOD 

MANAGEMENT LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

TDS FOODS INC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

TUR INC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, Inc.; 

WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT CORP, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee 

of Aaron's, Inc.; WGC LLC, d/b/a Aaron's Sales and Leasing, a Franchisee of Aaron's, 

Inc.; JOHN DOES (1-45) AARON'S FRANCHISEES

(W.D. Pa. No. 1-11-cv-00101)

Present: RENDELL, SMITH and KRAUSE, Circuit Judges

ORDER

The Court GRANTS the motion by AH & H Leasing LLC to Amend the Court’s 

Opinion Dated April 16, 2015. The Court AMENDS the Opinion dated April 16, 2015 to 

reflect that Steven E. Bizar, Esq. and Landon Y. Jones, Esq. of Buchanan Ingersoll & 

Rooney are Counsel for Non-Participating Defendants. The Court further AMENDS the 

Opinion dated April 16, 2015 to reflect that Mark R. Lane, Esq. and Donald J. 

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McCormick, Esq. of Dell, Moser, Lane & Loughney, Timothy N. Lillwitz, Esq. and Todd 

A. Strother, Esq. of Bradshaw Fowler Proctor & Fairgrave, and Brian M. Mancos, Esq. of 

Burns White are Counsel for Non-Participating Defendants.

By the Court,

s/ D. Brooks Smith

Circuit Judge

Dated: April 28, 2015

 

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