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

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANIEL HSIEH and TERESA CHIU,

Plaintiffs,

v.

JOE WU, and others,

Defendants.

Case No. 20-cv-00543-NC 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE 

COURT HAS SUBJECT MATTER 

JURISDICTION OVER THIS CASE

Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. Diversity jurisdiction applies to all 

civil actions where the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 and the case is between 

citizens of different states. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). For purposes of determining diversity 

jurisdiction, partnerships and limited liability corporations (LLCs) are citizens of every 

state of which their owners or members are citizens. Johnson v. Columbia Properties 

Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006).

Here, the Complaint alleges that this Court has diversity jurisdiction pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 1332(a). Dkt. No. 1, Complaint, at 2. It alleges that defendant Sunrise Inn Food 

Plaza, LP is a California limited liability partnership with principal offices in California 

and that defendant United Venture Regional Center, LLC, is a California limited liability 

corporation with principal offices in California. Id. The incorporation location and 

principal office location do not determine the citizenship of a partnership or an LLC—

rather the citizen of its members or owners does. Johnson, 437 F.3d at 899.

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Northern District of California

 The Complaint does not identify the citizenship of the owners or members of 

either Sunrise Inn Food Plaza or United Venture Regional Center. Therefore, the parties 

are hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why this Court has subject matter jurisdiction 

over this case.

The parties must respond in a joint filing within 7 days of this Order. If this Court 

lacks subject matter jurisdiction over this case, it will dismiss the case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 21, 2020 _____________________________________

NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

United States Magistrate Judge

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