In what circumstances will a court remand a class action under the CAFA?

In Lowdermilk v. U.S. Bank, 2006 WL 4100011 (D. Or. 2006) (unpublished), aff'd, 479 F.3d 994 (9th Cir. 2007), the district court was called upon to determine whether the "jurisdictional amount" had been properly averred in a removed action under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 ("CAFA"), Pub. L. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (2005). The district court found that the jurisdictional amount allegation was lacking, and accordingly ordered the case

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remanded to the state court.