(11th Cir.2014), we reverse. When reviewing a dismissal of a complaint as moot, we review factual findings for clear error and the legal issue de novo. Id. at 701. In Stein, the named plaintiffs in a putative class action received offers of judgment under Rule 68 before moving for class certification. Id. at 700-01. The plaintiffs did not accept those offers. Id. at 701. This Court held that the unaccepted offers of judgment did not render the named plaintiffs’ complaint moot. Id. at 704. Based on this precedent, we are bound to hold that Sallie Mae’s offer of judgment did not render Floyd’s complaint moot, and that the' district court erred when it dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. See United States v. Vega-Castillo, 540 F.3d 1235, 1236 (11th Cir.2008) (per curiam) (<HOLDING>). Sallie Mae argues that Floyd waived his
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