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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Pamela Goodman, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Staples, the Office Superstore, LLC; 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 08-445-PHX-JAT

ORDER

Defendant has filed an amended notice of removal to attempt to cure the defect in

pleading jurisdiction. Doc. #11. Defendant still has not properly pled jurisdiction.

Specifically, Defendant alleges that one of the members of the LLC is Staples The Office

Superstore LTD. The Court is not positive what form of enterprise “LTD” is. However, 

Unincorporated enterprises are analogized to partnerships, which take the

citizenship of every general and limited partner.

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

2003).

Therefore, assuming Staples The Office Superstore LTD is not a corporation, i.e. it

is an unincorporated enterprise, Defendant must allege the citizenship of every member of

Staples The Office Superstore LTD because that entity takes on the citizenship of each of its

members. Alternatively, if Staples The Office Superstore LTD is a corporation, Defendant

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must allege both a state of incorporation and a principal place of business, which has not occurred.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that at the date and time previously set, Defendant must still show

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

DATED this 16th day of April, 2008.

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