The Circuits are split as to what effect an offer of judgment directed to a named plaintiff has on a putative class action. The Seventh Circuit has taken a rigid view, holding that an unaccepted offer of judgment affording full relief to the named plaintiff renders a putative class action moot — unless there is
Acknowledging Circuit Split, District Court Holds That Offer Of Judgment Does Not Moot TCPA Class Claims
On July 15, 2013, Judge David O. Carter of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
entered an opinion in Craftwood II, Inc. v. Tomy International, Inc., No. SA CV 12-1710 (C.D. Cal.), denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment and rejecting defendant’s argument that its offer of judgment mooted plaintiff’s claims.