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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Barrick Properties, Inc., 

Plaintiff, 

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Universal Asset Management, LLC; Gary

M. Lee; E.T. Archer Corp.; Archer

Constructors, Inc., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 11-1254-PHX-JAT

ORDER

On August 10, 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 notice of removal fails to

sufficiently plead jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332; Johnson v. Columbia

Properties Anchorage, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006) (discussing the

citizenship of a limited liability company).

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that by August 31, 2011, Defendants (as the parties

asserting jurisdiction and therefore, with the burden of pleading jurisdiction,

see Lew v. Moss, 797 F.2d 747, 749 (9th Cir. 1986)) 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.

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Defendants failed to file an amended notice of removal; accordingly, Defendants have

failed to properly alleging the citizenship of the limited liability company. Because

Defendants have failed to meet their burden of pleading federal subject matter jurisdiction,

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IT IS ORDERED that this case is remanded to Maricopa County Superior Court (the

motion to dismiss filed July 6, 2011 and the motion to stay filed July 20, 2011 shall be

pending before the Maricopa County Superior Court).

DATED this 7th day of November, 2011.

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