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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal - Fair Credit Reporting Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Stanley Fishman, 

Plaintiff, 

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Trans Union Inc., 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 11-2105-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 pleads jurisdiction based on 28 U.S.C. §

1332, which is diversity. However, the Notice of Removal fails to adequately allege the

citizenship of the parties such that this Court can independently assess its jurisdiction.

Specifically, limited liability companies take on the citizenship of their members.

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

Notice of Removal notes that Defendant is a limited liability company which Plaintiff

incorrectly called a corporation. Because the Notice of Removal fails to plead the citizenship

of the membership of the Defendant limited liability company, it fails to allege jurisdiction.

Therefore,

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IT IS ORDERED that Defendant must file an amended Notice of Removal by

December 19, 2011, properly alleging federal subject matter jurisdiction, or this case will be

remanded to state court.

DATED this 23rd day of November, 2011.

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