No. 17-1471October Term 2017Decided May 28, 2019Updated May 24, 2026
Home Depot U. S. A. v. Jackson
Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Jackson
This case asked whether Home Depot, which was added to a state-court case only as a defendant to the buyer’s class-action counterclaim, could move that class-action part of the case into federal court.
Case status
Decided 5-4 · May 28, 2019 · Opinion by Justice Thomas
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 28, 2019
- What it's about
This case asked whether Home Depot, which was added to a state-court case only as a defendant to the buyer’s class-action counterclaim, could move that class-action part of the case into federal court. The Supreme Court held that neither the general removal statute nor the Class Action Fairness Act lets a third-party counterclaim defendant remove the case.
Question presented
1. SHOULD THIS COURT’S HOLDING IN SHAMROCK OIL & GAS CORP. V. SHEETS, 313 U. S. 100 (1941) – THAT AN ORIGINAL PLAINTIFF MAY NOT REMOVE A COUNTERCLAIM AGAINST IT- EXTEND TO THIRD-PARTY COUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANTS? 2. Whether an original defendant to a class-action claim can remove the class action if it otherwise satisfies the jurisdictional requirements of the Class Action Fairness Act when the class action was originally asserted as a counterclaim against a co-defendant.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit / Decision released May 28, 2019
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided May 28, 2019
The Court released its decision on May 28, 2019 without hearing oral argument.
Documents
Activity
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Brief added: Questions Presented
May 24, 2026 | Court records
Brief added: Petition
Apr 23, 2018 | Court records
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Jul 25, 2026
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