Memorandum Opinion and Order

Pending before the court are defendant West Asset Management’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction [Docket 24] and Motion to Stay [Docket 26]. These motions have been fully briefed by both parties and the matters are ripe for review. As discussed below, this court HOLDS today that an offer of judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 that affords a named plaintiff in a putative class action complete relief and is made prior to a motion for class certification does not moot the putative class action, as long as the motion for class certification is ultimately timely filed. The United States Supreme Court has held that a named plaintiff has an interest in obtaining a final decision on class certification, separate and distinct from his or her interest in obtaining a final decision on the merits, and sufficient for a federal court to maintain jurisdiction over the case. If such an interest exists, then it must exist at the time the named plaintiff files his or her class action complaint.