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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Lisa Jensen, et al., 

Plaintiff, 

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EMC Mortgage LLC, 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 11-8165-PCT-JAT

ORDER

On November 23, 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, the Complaint pleads

jurisdiction based on 28 U.S.C. § 1332, which is diversity. However, the

Complaint fails to adequately allege the citizenship of the parties such that this

Court can independently assess its jurisdiction.

Specifically, both Defendants (one is now dismissed) are corporations;

thus they are citizens of their states of incorporation and its principal places of

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

While Plaintiff pleaded a principal place of business for each Defendant, it

failed to plead a state of incorporation. Because Plaintiff failed to plead either

state of incorporation, Plaintiff failed to allege diversity jurisdiction.

Therefore,

IT IS ORDERED that by December 19, 2011, Plaintiff shall file an

amended complaint properly alleging federal subject matter jurisdiction or this

case will be dismissed, without prejudice.

Doc. 16

Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint and alleged that the only remaining Defendant,

EMC Mortgage Corporation, became a limited liability company before the complaint in this

case was filed. Plaintiff then alleges a state of “incorporation” and principal place of

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business for the LLC. However, as Belleville Catering holds, a limited liability company

takes on the citizenship of its members. See Doc. 16; see also Johnson v. Columbia

Properties Anchorage, L.P., 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006). Therefore, Plaintiffs have still

failed to plead diversity jurisdiction. Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that by January 9, 2012, Plaintiffs shall file a second amended

complaint properly alleging Federal subject matter jurisdiction, or this case will be dismissed

without any further opportunities to amend.

DATED this 4th day of January, 2012.

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