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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GREGORY ATKINSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

URBAN LAND PRESERVATION, LLC, ET AL.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-03689-YGR 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: DISMISSAL 

FOR LACK OF DIVERSITY JURISDICTION

Re: Dkt. No. 1

TO DEFENDANTS AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD: 

YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE in writing by no later than 

November 3, 2015, as to why this action should not be remanded for lack of jurisdiction. 

For proper diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), there must be “complete 

diversity,” i.e., “the citizenship of each plaintiff [must be] diverse from the citizenship of each 

defendant.” Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis, 519 U.S. 61, 68 (1996). Here, defendants generally allege 

in their notice of removal that “[c]omplete diversity . . . exists” between the parties because 

plaintiff is a Nevada resident and defendants John Rowell and John Marren are California 

residents, and defendant Urban Land Preservation, LLC is a California corporation with its 

principal place of business in Fresno, California. However, the notice of removal lacks the 

requisite allegations as to the citizenship of each member of defendant Urban Land Preservation, 

LLC. See Johnson v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006) 

(holding diversity jurisdiction depends on the citizenship of all members of partnerships or limited 

liability corporations) (emphasis added). 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 2, 2015 ______________________________________ 

YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

Case 4:15-cv-03689-YGR Document 22 Filed 10/28/15 Page 1 of 1