''Microsoft Corp. v. Baker'', 582 U.S. ___ (2017), is a
United States Supreme Court case holding that
Federal courts of appeals lack jurisdiction to review a denial of class certification after plaintiffs have voluntarily dismissed their claims with prejudice.
On October 5, 2009, the
refused to certify a
class action lawsuit regarding scratched discs caused by
Xbox 360 technical problems
The Xbox 360 video game console is subject to a number of technical problems and failures that can render it unusable. However, many of the issues can be identified by a series of glowing red lights flashing on the face of the console; the thre ...
, and plaintiffs then settled.
[''The Supreme Court, 2016 Term — Leading Cases'']
131 Harv. L. Rev. 323 (2017). A new set of plaintiffs then filed a new class action bringing the same claims.
[ After the district court again refused to certify the class action claims, plaintiffs joined Microsoft's motion to dismiss the entire lawsuit with prejudice, which U.S. District Judge ]Ricardo S. Martinez
Ricardo Salazar Martinez (born June 23, 1951) is an American attorney serving as the Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Early life and education
Martinez was born in Me ...
granted on March 27, 2012. Plaintiffs hoped this would create an appealable issue whereby they could also challenge the denied class certification.[
On March 18, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit agreed with the plaintiffs, finding that it had jurisdiction to review and that denying class certification had been an abuse of discretion, in which Judge ]Johnnie B. Rawlinson
Johnnie Blakeney Rawlinson (born December 16, 1952) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Neva ...
was joined by Michael Daly Hawkins
Michael Daly Hawkins (born February 12, 1945) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Early life and education
Born in Winslow, Arizona, Hawkins received his Bachelor of Arts de ...
, and Judge Carlos Bea concurred in the result.
On March 21, 2017, oral arguments were heard before the Supreme Court, where Professor Jeffrey L. Fisher
Jeffrey L. Fisher (born 1970) is an American law professor and U.S. Supreme Court litigator who has argued forty-three cases and worked on dozens of others before the Supreme Court. He is co-director of the Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litig ...
appeared for Microsoft and Peter K. Stris appeared for Baker.Stephen Breyer
Stephen Gerald Breyer ( ; born August 15, 1938) is a retired American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1994 until his retirement in 2022. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton, and repl ...
, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan ( ; born April 28, 1960) is an American lawyer who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 10, 2010, and has served since August 7, 2010. Kagan ...
.[ Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice ]Samuel Alito
Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. ( ; born April 1, 1950) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on October 31, 2005, and has served ...
concurred only in the judgment.[
]
See also
* List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 582
References
External links
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United States Supreme Court cases
United States Supreme Court cases of the Roberts Court
2017 in United States case law
Microsoft litigation
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United States class action case law
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