Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge. Chief Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Widener and Judge King joined. After the district court denied Toms' motion to certify a class, Toms and Allied entered into a settlement.
Toms now appeals the denial of class certification.
We hold that the settlement extinguished Toms' interest in this litigation. The case is therefore moot, and we dismiss this appeal. See 15 U.S.C. 1692g. A friend paid the debt on Toms' behalf. See 15 U.S.C. 1692e.