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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1444 Notice of Removal- Foreclosure

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

IGOR SALVA, et al., 

Plaintiffs, ORDER OF REMAND 

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13 NBS DEFAULT SERVICES, LLC, et al. , 

14 Defendants. 

15 Plaintiffs sued Wells Fargo Bank and three other entities for various state law claims. 

16 Wells Fargo removed the action based on diversity of citizenship. But as the party seeking 

17 removal, Wells Fargo had the burden to establish original jurisdiction; in this case, by 

18 properly alleging complete diversity. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1441. Here, the notice of removal 

19 fails to state the citizenship for each member of Breckenridge Property Fund 2016, LLC, 

20 and NBS Default Services, LLC. See Lindley Contours, LLC v. AABB Fitness Holdings, Inc., 

21 414 F. App'x 62, 65 (9th Cir. 2011) (remanding for lack of jurisdiction after failing to allege 

22 LLC members' citizenship). Instead, Wells Fargo offered a principal place of business for 

23 these limited liability corporations. That's not the test in the Ninth Circuit. See Johnson v. 

24 Columbia Properties Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006) (holding "an LLC is 

25 a citizen of every state of which its owners/members are citizens"). The case is remanded 

26 to the San Diego Superior Court. 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). 

27 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

28 Dated: i-, u;. ./t6 

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS 

United States District Judge 

CASE NO. 18cv384-LAB (JLB)

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