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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Allison Foret, 

Plaintiff, 

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DJO, LLC; et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 11-1707-PHX-JAT

ORDER

On November 3, 2011, the Court issued the following order:

“Inquiring whether the court has jurisdiction is a federal judge’s first duty

in every case.” Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place, L.L.C., 350 F.3d 691, 693 (7th Cir. 2003). In this case, in their joint proposed case

management plan (Doc. 67) the parties agree that this Court has jurisdiction

based on diversity. However, the parties fail to allege sufficient facts to

establish the citizenship of each party.

Specifically, the parties allege that DJO, LLC is a corporation; however,

limited liability companies are not corporations. See Johnson v. Columbia

Properties Anchorage, L.P., 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006). Thus, Plaintiff

who is the party asserting jurisdiction and therefore the party with the burden

of pleading jurisdiction, see Lew v. Moss, 797 F.2d 747, 749 (9th Cir. 1986),

shall be required to supplement the jurisdictional statement as set forth below.

IT IS ORDERED that by November 21, 2011, Plaintiff shall file a

supplement to the joint proposed case management plan properly alleging

federal subject matter jurisdiction, or this case will be dismissed without

prejudice for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction.

Doc. 81.

On November 14, 2011, Plaintiff filed a supplement advising the Court of the

citizenship of the parent company of DJO, LLC. The Court is aware of no case holding that

a limited liability company takes on the citizenship of its parent company. Instead, a limited

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liability company takes on the citizenship of it members. See Johnson v. Columbia

Properties Anchorage, L.P., 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006).

Normally, the Court would dismiss this case at this point. However, perhaps Plaintiff

intended to imply by her pleading that the parent company is the sole member of DJO, LLC.

Thus, the Court will give Plaintiff one further opportunity to supplement her jurisdictional

statement as follows:

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file a second supplement properly alleging

federal subject matter jurisdiction by November 21, 2011. If this supplement does not

establish jurisdiction, the Court will dismiss this case without prejudice. Because the parties

cannot stipulate to federal subject matter jurisdiction, Defendant must move to dismiss this

case if the Court lacks jurisdiction. See Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place,

L.L.C., 350 F.3d 691, 693 (7th Cir. 2003).

DATED this 15th day of November, 2011.

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