Appellate Jurisdiction Class Action Fairness Act.

• Position: Ranita Railey v. Sunset Food Mart, Inc.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Ranita Railey v. Sunset Food Mart, Inc.,

Case No.: 21-2533

Officials: EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and SCUDDER, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Appellate Jurisdiction Class Action Fairness Act

Ranita Railey clocked in and out of work at the Sunset Food Mart in Lake Forest, Illinois, by placing her hand on a biometric scanner. She later brought a class action in state court alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. Two years into litigation, Sunset removed the case to federal court. The district court found Sunset's removal untimely. Exercising the appellate jurisdiction...