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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity - Legal Malpractice

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Xcentric Ventures, LLC, 

Plaintiff, 

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Asia Economic Institute, LLC, et. al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV-11-1426-PHX-GMS

ORDER

On July 18, 2011, Plaintiff Xcentric Ventures, LLC, (“Xcentric”) filed a complaint

against Asia Economic Institute, LLC (“AEI”) and numerous individuals. (Doc. 1). The

complaint alleges that the Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332

because “there is complete diversity among the parties.” (Id). Xcentric has filed a Corporate

Disclosure Statement identifying its corporate parent as “Creative Business Investment

Concepts, Inc.,” a Nevada Corporation. (Doc. 2).

Plaintiff has stated that it is “an Arizona limited liability company,” and that AEI is

“a California limited liability [sic] with its principal place of business in Los Angeles,

California.” (Doc. 1 ¶¶ 3, 6). For the purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1332, however, “an LLC is a

citizen of every state of which its owners/members are citizens.” Johnson v. Columbia Props.

Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006). Without considering the citizenship of

every member of the two LLCs, it is not possible for this Court to determine whether the

parties are completely diverse, and therefore whether it has subject matter jurisdiction over

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this suit.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Xcentric Ventures, LLC, and Asia Economic

Institute, LLC, each provide the Court with a list detailing the identity of its owners/members

and the state of citizenship of each owner/member on or before October 18, 2011.

DATED this 4th day of October, 2011.

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