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Nature of Suit Code: 240
Nature of Suit: Torts to Land
Cause of Action: 28:1332nr Diversity-Notice of Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

WALTER PERKINS, an individual, and 

as TRUSTEE OF THE GLADYS 

PERKINS TRUST, 

Plaintiff,

v. 

NOVAD Management Consulting LLC, et 

al., 

Defendants.

Case No.: 19cv0808 JM(NLS) 

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO 

SHOW CAUSE 

On May 6, 2019, this court ordered Defendant NOVAD Management Consulting 

LLC (“NOVAD”) to show cause on or before May 20, 2019, why this matter should not 

be remanded for lack of jurisdiction. (Doc. No. 2.) Specifically, the court was concerned 

whether there is complete diversity among the parties. On May 20, 2019, Defendant 

NOVAD filed its response to the order to show cause. (Doc. No. 3.) 

Upon consideration of Defendant’s response, the court is satisfied that it has 

jurisdiction over this dispute. In its response, Defendant NOVAD provided a declaration 

attesting that (1) it is a sole member limited liability company organized under laws of the 

State of Maryland with its principal place of business in the State of Maryland; and its sole 

member is E. Davon Kelly a.k.a. Everett Davon Kelly, a citizen of the State of Maryland 

who resides Upper Marlboro, Maryland. (Doc. No. 3-1, Kelly Decl. at ¶¶ 3-5.) Defendant 

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has also attached numerous documents downloaded from Maryland’s Secretary of State’s 

website regarding the citizenship of the LLC. See Doc. No. 3-2.1

 

As Plaintiff is a citizen and resident of the State of California and NOVAD is a 

citizen of Maryland, the court is satisfied that complete diversity exists. See Johnson v. 

Columbia Props. Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006) (for diversity purposes 

a limited liability company is “a citizen of every state of which its owners/members are 

citizens.”). Consequently, the court ORDERS that the Order to Show Cause issued on 

May 6, 2019, is hereby DISCHARGED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 30, 2019 

                                              

1 Defendant requests the court take judicial notice of: (1) Maryland Secretary of State 

Website – General Information Page; (2) Maryland Secretary pf State Website – Filing 

History Page; (3) Articles of Organization; (4) NOVAD Resolution to Change Principal 

Office or Resident Agent filed February 6, 2004; (5) Screen Shot of Explanation of Reason 

for Forfeiture of Entity on October 2, 2009 for Failure to File 2008 Property Return; 

(6) NOVAD Certificate of Reinstatement filed March 26, 2010; (7) Resolution to Change 

Principal Office or Resident Agent Filed June 13, 2016; (8) Maryland Secretary of State 

Website – Annual Report/Personal Property Page; (9) NOVAD Personal Property 

Assessment Certification Information – 2015; (10) NOVAD Personal Property Assessment 

Certification Information – 2016; (11) NOVAD Personal Property Assessment 

Certification Information – 2017; (12) NOVAD Personal Property Assessment 

Certification Information – 2018; (13) NOVAD Personal Property Assessment 

Certification Information – 2019. Defendant moves for judicial notice under Federal Rule 

of Evidence 201(b)(2) because the documents are true and correct copies of official 

documents of the Maryland Secretary of State and therefore their authenticity is not subject 

to reasonable dispute and their accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned. Accordingly, 

the court takes judicial notice of Exhibits 1 – 13 filed in support of the response to the OSC. 

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