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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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Plaintiff PNY Technologies, Inc. (“PNY”), although afforded the opportunity to do so,

has not contested or otherwise responsed thereto.

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In its order of July 16, 2015, the Court found the amount in controversy exceeded the sum of $75,000.

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PNY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

MILLER, KAPLAN, ARASE & CO., LLP,

Defendant. /

No. C-15-1728 MMC

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO

SHOW CAUSE; SETTING SEPTEMBER

25, 2015 CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE

By order filed July 16, 2015, the Court directed defendant Miller, Kaplan, Arase &

Co., LLP (“MKA”) to show cause why the instant action should not be remanded for lack of

subject matter jurisdiction, specifically, for failure to show the parties are diverse in

citizenship. Before the Court is MKA’s Response, filed August 7, 2015, by which MKA has

submitted a declaration from each of its members, attesting to his/her citizenship.1

Having read and considered MKA’s Response, the Court finds PNY, based on the

allegations in its complaint, is a citizen of Delaware and New Jersey and that MKA has

sufficiently shown that each member of MKA is a citizen of California. Accordingly, MKA

having established the Court has diversity jurisdiction,2

 the order to show cause is

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hereby DISCHARGED.

In light of the above, a Case Management Conference is hereby SET for September

25, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. A Joint Case Management Statement shall be filed no later than

September 18, 2015.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 27, 2015 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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