Holding: A stipulation by a class-action plaintiff that he and the class that he purports to represent will seek damages that are less than the threshold for jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 does not defeat federal jurisdiction under the Act.
Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Breyer on March 19, 2013.
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