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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1330 Breach of Contract

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 A corporation is a citizen of every state in which it is incorporated and the state

where it has its principal place of business. Industrial Tectonics v. Aero Alloy, 912 F.2d

1090, 1092 (9th Cir. 1990) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)). In the Ninth Circuit, a corporation’s

principal place of business is defined as the location where a majority of the corporation’s

business activity takes place. Id. at 1094. If there is not a state where a substantial portion

of the corporation’s business activity occurs, then the corporation is a resident of the state

where the corporation’s executive and administrative functions are performed. Id. The

burden of proving the facts supporting jurisdiction is on the party asserting jurisdiction. Id.

at 1092 (citations omitted).

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

MGM Management, a sole proprietorship,

and Matthew Gross, an individual,

Plaintiffs, 

vs.

Primedia, Inc., a California corporation, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 07-1545-PHX-JAT

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that on January 22, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., Plaintiff shall appear and

show cause why this case should not be dismissed for lack of federal subject matter

jurisdiction. Specifically, Plaintiff fails to allege either federal question jurisdiction or

diversity jurisdiction. The Court has review the complaint, which alleges breach of contract,

and cannot identify a federal question. Further, diversity jurisdiction also cannot be located

because no allegation of a principal place of business of Defendant is made.1

DATED this 19th day of December, 2007.

Case 2:07-cv-01545-JAT Document 18 Filed 12/20/07 Page 1 of 1