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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Kenneth Long, the surviving father of

Cynthia Jo Johnson, on his own behalf,

and as the Personal Representative of the

Estate of Cynthia Jo Johnson, and as the

guardian and/or next best friend of minors

Christopher Dean Johnson, Sean

McKnight, and Samantha McKnight,;

Mary Jo Long, the surviving mother of

Cynthia Jo Johnson, on her own behalf and

as Guardian of Cherish Leighan Rogers;

and Phillip and Shauna McKnight,

husband and wife, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs.

Ford Motor Company; Continental Tire

North America, Inc.; TRW Automotive

U.S. LLC, 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 07-2206-PHX-JAT

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that on February 4, 2008 at 11:15 a.m., Defendants shall appear

and show cause why this case should not be remanded to state court. Specifically,

Unincorporated enterprises are analogized to partnerships, which take the

citizenship of every general and limited partner. Carden v. Arkoma

Associates, 494 U.S. 185 (1990). ... [L]imited liability companies are citizens

of every state of which any member is a citizen.

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Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place, L.L.C., 350 F.3d 691, 692 (7th Cir.

2003); see also Johnson v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir.

2006).

In this case, Defendant failed to allege the citizenship of every member of the

Defendant limited liability company and, thus, failed to allege sufficient information to

establish federal subject matter jurisdiction.

DATED this 8th day of January, 2008.

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