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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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judges’ role as impartial decision makers.” See Pliler v. Ford, 542 U.S. 225, 231 (2004).

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

BRT Funding, LLC, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Carlsbad Development I, LLC; et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 08-749-PHX-JAT

ORDER

On June 2, 2008, this 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 fails to sufficiently plead jurisdiction. See 28

U.S.C. § 1332; Johnson v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, 437 F.3d 894, 899

(9th Cir. 2006); Kanter v. Warner-Lambert Co., 265 F.3d 853, 857 (9th Cir.

2001).

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that by June 9, 2008, Plaintiff (who is the party asserting

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

see Industrial Tectonics, 912 F.2d 1090, 1092 (9th Cir. 1990)) shall file an

amended complaint properly alleging federal subject matter jurisdiction, or this

case will be dismissed without prejudice for lack of federal subject matter

jurisdiction.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is cautioned that it will be given

one opportunity to amend to cure the jurisdiction defects. The Court will not

issue additional sua sponte show cause orders to advise Plaintiff how to plead

jurisdiction.1

 Therefore, if the amended complaint fails to plead federal

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subject matter jurisdiction, this case will be dismissed without the Court sua

sponte granting Plaintiff any further opportunities to amend.

In response to this Order, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint on June 9, 2008. The

amended complaint still fails to plead federal subject matter jurisdiction and, accordingly,

will be dismissed. 

Specifically, Johnson v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir.

2006), holds that a limited liability company takes on the citizenship of each of its members

for purposes of diversity jurisdiction. In this case, Defendant Carlsbad Development I, LLC,

is a limited liability company. However, the amended complaint does not plead the

citizenship of the members of this LLC.

Further, Johnson holds that, “A trust has the citizenship of its trustee or trustees.” Id.

One of the members of the Plaintiff LLC is a trust, but the amended complaint fails to plead

the citizenship of the trustee or trustees.

For the foregoing reasons, the complaint, as amended, fails to plead federal subject

matter jurisdiction, therefore,

IT IS ORDERED dismissing this case, without prejudice, for lack of federal subject

matter jurisdiction.

DATED this 11th day of June, 2008.

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