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Nature of Suit Code: 385
Nature of Suit: Property Damage - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Allstate Insurance Co., 

Plaintiff, 

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Sun Lin Electronics Co., LTD., et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 12-1348-PHX-JAT

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, the notice of removal fails to sufficiently plead jurisdiction. See 28

U.S.C. § 1332; Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 130 S. Ct. 1181, 1192; - - - U.S. - - - (2010)

(discussing the citizenship of corporations); Johnson v. Columbia Properties Anchorage,

L.P., 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006) (discussing the citizenship of limited liability

companies). 

Specifically, diversity jurisdiction requires complete diversity between all plaintiffs

and all defendants. Caterpillar v. Lewis, 386 U.S. 523, 531 (1996). In this case, the notice

of removal fails to allege the citizenship of two of the three defendants.

Accordingly,

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IT IS ORDERED that by July 20, 2012, the removing Defendant shall file an

amended notice of removal properly alleging federal subject matter jurisdiction, or this case

will be remanded for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction.

DATED this 13th day of July, 2012.

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