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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1446bc Notice of Removal - Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALEKSEY GRAPOV,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEUNESSE GLOBAL HOLDINGS LLC,

Defendant.

Case No.: 3:17-CV-2288-CAB-AGS

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO 

SHOW CAUSE

On November 13, 2017, this Court ordered Defendant Jeunesse Global Holdings 

LLC (“Jeunesse”) to show cause on or before November 22, 2017, why this matter should 

not be remanded for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. [Doc. No. 4.] Specifically, the 

Court was concerned whether there is complete diversity among the parties. On November 

22, 2017, Defendant Jeunesse filed its response to the order to show cause. [Doc. No. 6.] 

Plaintiff was given until November 29, 2017, to also file a response, but as of the date of 

this Order, has not submitted any authority or evidence to assist the Court in determining 

whether subject matter jurisdiction exists.

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

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

attesting that: (1) it is wholly-owned by a single member, Jeunesse, LLC, which is a Florida 

LLC with its principal place of business in Florida; (2) Jeunesse LLC has two members 

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Market Q, Inc., and LOKS, LLC. Market Q, Inc., is a corporation incorporated in Florida 

with its principal place of business in Seminole County, Florida. LOKS, LLC is a Florida 

limited liability company with its principal place of business in Seminole County, Florida; 

(3) LOKS, LLC is owned by two members, the Robert D. Dawson Irrevocable Dynasty 

Trust and Robert D. Dawson. Mr. Dawson, who is also the trustee of the trust, is domiciled 

in Florida and the minor beneficiaries of the trust are domiciled in Florida. [Doc. No. 7-1, 

at ¶¶ 3-4.] Plaintiff is a citizen of the state of California. [Doc. No. 1-2 at ¶ 2.] 

Accordingly, the Court finds that complete diversity of citizenship exists between the 

parties. See Johnson v. Columbia Preps. 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.”); see also Americold Realty Trust v. Conagra Foods, Inc.,

136 S. Ct. 1012, 1016 (2016) (trusts are not corporations, therefore “when an artificial 

entity is sued in its name, it takes the citizenship of each of its members.”). Consequently, 

the Court ORDERS that the Order to Show Cause issued on November 13, 2017, is hereby 

DISCHARGED.

It is SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 1, 2017

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