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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Allison Foret, 

Plaintiff, 

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DJO, LLC; et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 11-1707-PHX-JAT

ORDER

On November 3, 2011, the Court issued the following 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, in their joint proposed

case management plan (Doc. 67) the parties agree that this Court has

jurisdiction based on diversity. However, the parties fail to allege sufficient

facts to establish the citizenship of each party.

Specifically, the parties allege that DJO, LLC is a corporation;

however, limited liability companies are not corporations. See Johnson v.

Columbia Properties Anchorage, L.P., 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006).

Thus, Plaintiff who is the party asserting jurisdiction and therefore the party

with the burden of pleading jurisdiction, see Lew v. Moss, 797 F.2d 747, 749

(9th Cir. 1986), shall be required to supplement the jurisdictional statement as

set forth below.

IT IS ORDERED that by November 21, 2011, Plaintiff shall file a

supplement to the joint proposed case management plan properly alleging

federal subject matter jurisdiction, or this case will be dismissed without

prejudice for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction.

Doc. 81.

On November 15, 2011, the Court issued the following Order:

On November 14, 2011, Plaintiff filed a supplement advising the Court

of the citizenship of the parent company of DJO, LLC. The Court is aware of

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no case holding that a limited liability company takes on the citizenship of its

parent company. Instead, a limited liability company takes on the citizenship

of it members. See Johnson v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, L.P., 437 F.3d

894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006).

Normally, the Court would dismiss this case at this point. However,

perhaps Plaintiff intended to imply by her pleading that the parent company is

the sole member of DJO, LLC. Thus, the Court will give Plaintiff one further

opportunity to supplement her jurisdictional statement as follows:

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file a second supplement properly

alleging federal subject matter jurisdiction by November 21, 2011. If this

supplement does not establish jurisdiction, the Court will dismiss this case

without prejudice. Because the parties cannot stipulate to federal subject

matter jurisdiction, Defendant must move to dismiss this case if the Court

lacks jurisdiction. See Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place,

L.L.C., 350 F.3d 691, 693 (7th Cir. 2003).

Doc. 83.

On November 21, 2011, Plaintiff filed another supplement which alleged a state of

licensing for the limited liability company and a principal place of business. Thus, Plaintiff

still has never pleaded the membership in the limited liability company Defendant, nor any

of those members citizenship. Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED dismissing this case, without prejudice, for lack of federal subject

matter jurisdiction.

DATED this 9th day of December, 2011.

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