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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID McKAY et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

CHRISTIAN HAGESETH et al.,

Defendants.

 /

No. C-06-1377 MMC

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR

FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY ALLEGE

SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

The instant action was filed February 24, 2006 on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. 

(See Compl. ¶ 1.) Plaintiffs fail, however, to allege the citizenship, as opposed to the

residence, of any of the defendants. See Kanter v. Warner-Lambert Co., 265 F.3d 853,

857 (9th Cir. 2001) (noting diversity jurisdiction statute “speaks of citizenship, not

residency”). Additionally, although one of the defendants, JRB Health Solutions, LLC,

appears to be a limited liability company, plaintiffs fail to allege the citizenship of that entity

in accordance with the Ninth Circuit’s recent holding that a limited liability company is “a

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

Properties Anchorage L.P., 2006 WL 306765 (9th Cir. Feb. 10, 2006). “Absent unusual

circumstances, a party seeking to invoke diversity jurisdiction should be able to allege

affirmatively the actual citizenship of the relevant parties.” See Kanter, 265 F.3d at 857.

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Accordingly, the instant action is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice. Plaintiffs

may either (1) file an amended complaint, no later than March 17, 2006, addressing the

deficiencies noted, or (2) refile the action in state court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 1, 2006 MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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