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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Tort/Motor Vehicle (P.I.)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Raymond Kielsmeier, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Penske Truck Leasing Company LP, et al., 

Defendants.

No. CV-16-08022-PCT-JAT

ORDER 

 On March 23, 2016, the 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 notice of 

removal fails to sufficiently plead jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. ' 1332;

Carden v. Arkoma Associates, 494 U.S. 185, 195-96 (1990) (discussing the 

citizenship of limited partnerships). 

 Accordingly, 

IT IS ORDERED that Defendant (as the removing party) shall file a 

supplement to the notice of removal by April 1, 2016, properly alleging 

diversity or this case will be remanded to state court. 

Doc. 13. 

 At the Rule 16 conference on March 23, 2016, the Court discussed at length that 

limited partnerships, like limited liability companies, take on the citizenship of all of their 

members. Further that is the holding of Belleville Catering, cited in the above quoted 

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

2006). 

 When Defendant filed its supplement to properly and fully allege jurisdiction, 

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Defendant disclosed that the general partner of Defendant is a limited liability company. 

However, Defendant did not undertake to list all the members of this limited liability 

company. Therefore, the notice of removal, as supplemented, still fails to allege 

sufficient information to determine whether this Court has diversity jurisdiction. 

 As this Court’s above quoted Order stated, having given Defendant two 

opportunities to plead jurisdiction, the Court will remand this case for failure to allege 

sufficient facts to establish diversity jurisdiction. Accordingly, 

IT IS ORDERED that this case is remanded to the Mohave County Superior 

Court. 

 Dated this 1st day of April, 2016. 

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