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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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 A corporation is a citizen of every state in which it is incorporated and the state

where it has its principal place of business. Industrial Tectonics v. Aero Alloy, 912 F.2d

1090, 1092 (9th Cir. 1990) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)). In the Ninth Circuit, a corporation’s

principal place of business is defined as the location where a majority of the corporation’s

business activity takes place. Id. at 1094. If there is not a state where a substantial portion

of the corporation’s business activity occurs, then the corporation is a resident of the state

where the corporation’s executive and administrative functions are performed. Id. The

burden of proving the facts supporting jurisdiction is on the party asserting jurisdiction. Id.

at 1092 (citations omitted).

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Tri-Star Theme Builders, Inc. / PLC

Construction Services, Inc. (A joint

venture), 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company, an

Iowa corporation, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 07-1049-PHX-JAT

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that on January 22, 2008 at 10:15 a.m., Defendant shall appear and

show cause why this case should not be remanded to state court for lack of federal subject

matter jurisdiction. Specifically, Defendant alleges that the “proper responding party” is

OneBeacon Insurance Company, which is a corporation, but fails to allege a principal place

of business for the corporation.1

DATED this 19th day of December, 2007.

Case 2:07-cv-01049-JAT Document 21 Filed 12/19/07 Page 1 of 1