T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3.

T he H onor abl e S uz anne B . C onl on, U ni t e d S t a t e s D i s tr i c tJudge f or ** the N orthe rn D i s tr i c tof I l l i noi s , s i tt i ng byde s i gna t i on. NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS F O R T H E N IN T H C IR C U IT D O RO TH Y PERA LTA , STEV EN S. B E G V E R D I , a nd J A M E S M O S C O S O , on b e h a lf o f th e m s e lv e s a n do th e r s s im ilar ly s i tua t e d, P l ai n t i ffs-A p p el l an t s, v. C O U N T R Y W I D E H O M E L O A N S , I N C ., F K A A m er i ca ’ s W ho l es al e L ender; CO U N TRY W I D E BA N K , FSB, D efen d an t s - A p p el l ees. N o. 10- 15413 D . C . N o . 4 : 0 9 -cv -0 3 2 8 8 -P JH ME MOR AN DU M *

A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt f o rth e N o rth e rn D is tr ic t o f C a lif o rn ia P hy l l i s J . H a m i l t on, D i s tr i c tJudge , P r e s i di ng A r gue d and S ubm i tt e d A pr i l 8, 2010 P a s a d e n a , C a lif

o rn ia B e f o r e : P R E GE R S ON a n dT HO MP S ON , C i r c u i tJu d g e s , a n dC ON L ON , ** D i stri ctJudg e. 

# FI LED APR15 2 010 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS2

P l ai nt i ff s- appel l ant s D orothy P er al t a, S t even S . B egverdi , and Jam es M o s c o s o ap p e a l u n d e rth e C la s s A c tio n F a irn e s s A c t ( “C A F A ” ) , 2 8 U .S .C . § 1 4 5 3 ( c ) ( 1 ) , f

r o m th e d e n ia l o f

th e irm o tio n to r e m an dto C a lif o rn ias ta te c o u rt a p u tati v e c lass ac ti o n ca se ag ain st C o u n tryw id e H o m e L o an s, In c., fk a A m er ica’s W ho l es al e L ender, and C ou ntryw i de B ank, F S B (“ C ou ntryw i de B ank”) (co l l ect i v el y “ C o u n tryw i d e”). W e v acat e th e o rd er g ran t i n g p l ai n t i ffs-ap p el l an t s’ appl i c a t i on t o appe a l , a nd di s m i s s the appe a la s i m pr ovi de nt l ygr ant e d. C o u n try w id e r e m o v e dth e p u ta tiv e c la s s a c tio n c a s e f r o m C a lif

o rn ias ta te c o u rt u n d e rC A F A , 2 8 U .S .C . § 1 3 3 2 ( d ) , w h ic h v e s ts d is tr ic t c o u rts w ith j ur i s di c t i on ove rc l a s s a c t i ons i f the a m ounti n c ontr ove r s ye xc e e ds $5, 000, 000. 00, a n dan ym e m b e ro f

th e c la s s is ac itiz e n o f

as ta te d if

f e r e n t f r o m a n yd e f

e n d an t. T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt d e n ie dth e r e m an dm o tio n o n th e g r o u n dth a t m in im a l d iv e r s ity w a s e s t abl i s he d be c aus e pl a i nt i f f s - appe l l ant s a r e C a l i f

orni ac i t i z e ns , a nd C o u n try w id e B an kis aC o lo r a d o c itiz e n , th e s ta te o f its m a in o f

f ic e . 2 8 U .S .C . § 1348 ( na t i ona lbanks a r e c i t i z e ns of the s t a t e s i n w hi c h the ya r e “ l oc a t e d” ) . T he o n lyis s u e p la in tif

f s - ap p e llan ts r a is e in th is ap p e a l is w h e th e rC o u n ty w id e B an kis a l s o ac i t i z e n of

C a l i f orni a , a l l e ge dl ythe s t a t e of i t s pr i nc i pa l pl a c e of

bus i ne s s . 28 U . S . C . § 1332( c ) ( 1) ( c orpor a t i ons a r e c i t i z e ns of the i rs t a t e of

i nc orpor a t i on and p r in c ip a l p la c e o f

b u s in e s s ) .3

S ec t i on 14 53 (c )( 1) prov i des di sc re t i on ary app el l at e r evi ew of orders grant i ng or denyi ng m ot i on s t o rem and a cl as s a ct i on t o the st at e c ou rtfr om w hi ch it w a s r e m o v e d . T h e p r o v is io n is in te n d e dto c r e a te ab o d yo f ap p e lla te law to g u id e in te rp r e ta tio n o f

C A F A w ith o u t u n du e d e layo f c la s s a c tio n litig a tio n . See S. R e p . N o . 1 0 9 - 1 4 , a t 4 9 ( F e b . 2 8 , 2 0 0 5 ) ; C ol lege of D entalSu rgeons of

P uerto R i co v . C onne c t i c ut

G e n. L i f e I ns . C o. , 5 8 5 F .3 d3 3 , 3 8 ( 1 s t C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) ; A lvarez v . Mi dlan d Cre di t

M gm t. , Inc. , 58 5 F . 3d 89 0, 89 4 (5th C i r. 20 09 ). A bsentan ext ensi on of t i m e, the courtm ustre nd erj ud gm entw i thi n 6 0 d ay s of grant i ng an ap p lic a tio n to ap p e a l. 2 8 U .S .C . § 1 4 5 3 ( c ) ( 2 ) a n d( 3 ) ; L ow de rm i lk v . U . S. B ank N at ’l A ss ’n , 479 F . 3d 994, 996 ( 9th C i r . 2007) . U nde rthi s f r a m e w ork, the pres ence of an i m po rt ant , bu tno n-C A F A i ss ue, do es no tw arranti nt er l ocut ory ap p e lla te r e v ie w o f

ar e m an do r d e r . See, e. g. , A lvarez , 585 F . 3d a t894 ( di s m i s s i ng appealun der § 14 53 (c )( 1) as i m prov i dent l y grant ed because the on l y i ss ue bri ef ed – app l i cat i on of the R ooke r - Fe ldm an do ctri ne – w as no ta uni qu e C A F A i ss ue); C o ffe yv . Fr e e p o r t McMo ra n C o

p p e r& G o ld , 58 1 F . 3d 12 40 , 12 47 -48 (10 th C i r. 20 09 ) ( pe rc ur i am ) ( a ddr e s s i ng C A F A i s s ue s i n § 1453( c ) ( 1) appe a l , butde c l i ni ng t o add re ss as se rt i on of fe dera l j uri sdi ct i on un der C E R C L A ). R es ol ut i on of C ou ntryw i de B ank’ s c i t i ze nshi p d oes noti m pl i cat e an in te rp r e ta tio n o f

C A F A . T h e is s u e in v o lv e s in te rp r e ta tio n o f th e te rm “lo c a te d ” in4

28 U . S . C . § 1348, c ons i de r a t i on of § 1348' s e xt e ns i ve l e gi s l a t i ve hi s t ory , a nd a n a ly s is o f

th e U n ite dS ta te s S up r e m e C o u rt’s in te rp r e ta tio n o f § 1 3 4 8 in W ac hov i a B ank

, N . A . v . Sc hm i dt , 5 4 6 U .S . 3 0 3 ( 2 0 0 6 ) . T h e c o u rt d e c lin e s to r e s ol ve the c om pl e x j ur i s di c t i ona l i s s ue of ana t i ona l ba nk’ s c i t i z e ns hi p on a l i m i t ed re cord, w i th abb re vi at ed bri ef i ng , and a deci si on aldeadl i ne. T h e p artie s s h a ll b e arth e iro w n c o s ts o n ap p e a l. P E RMI S S I ON T O A P P E AL V AC AT E D, a n d AP P E AL DI S MI S S E D.