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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Brink's Home Security, Inc., 

Plaintiff, 

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Caliber Holdings Company, LLC; Platt

River Insurance Company, 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 06-2365-PHX-JAT

ORDER

The Complaint in this case alleges jurisdiction based on diversity. Plaintiff and one

Defendant are corporations. A corporation is a citizen of the state where it was incorporated

and the state of 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. The burden of proving the facts supporting

jurisdiction is on the party asserting jurisdiction. Id. at 1092 (citations omitted). In the

Complaint, Plaintiff has not alleged sufficient information for the Court to determine whether

diversity jurisdiction exists because Plaintiff has not alleged the principal place of business

of the two corporations.

Additionally, one Defendant is a limited liability company.

Unincorporated enterprises are analogized to partnerships, which take the

citizenship of every general and limited partner. Carden v. Arkoma

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Associates, 494 U.S. 185 (1990). ... [L]imited liability companies are citizens

of every state of which any member is a citizen.

Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place, L.L.C., 350 F.3d 691, 692 (7th Cir.

2003); see also Sonoma Falls Developers, L.L.C. v. Nev. Gold & Casinos, Inc., 272 F. Supp.

2d 919, 922-23 (N.D. Cal. 2003); see also Johnson v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, 437

F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. Feb. 10, 2006).

Plaintiff has failed to allege the citizenship of every member of the L.L.C.

Accordingly, Plaintiff has failed to allege sufficient information to establish diversity

jurisdiction.

Therefore,

IT IS ORDERED that within 10 days, Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint

curing the defects in jurisdiction or this case will be dismissed for lack of federal subject

matter jurisdiction.

DATED this 30th day of October, 2006.

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