Opinion ID: 796613
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Text: 8 Before turning to the merits of the appeal, we note that we have diversity jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. While neither party raised the matter of jurisdiction, we have an independent obligation to ensure that jurisdiction exists. St. Paul Mercury & Indem. Co. v. Red Cab Co., 303 U.S. 283, 287 n. 10, 58 S.Ct. 586, 82 L.Ed. 845 (1938); Andrews v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Co., 447 F.3d 510, 514 (7th Cir.2006). 9 The amended complaint alleged that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000. The amended complaint further alleged that Camico is a California corporation with its principal place of business in California and that Citizens Bank is a Michigan corporation with its principal place of business in Michigan. The amended complaint also alleged that accounting firm is an Illinois limited liability company (LLC). For diversity jurisdiction purposes, the citizenship of an LLC is the citizenship of each of its members. See Wise v. Wachovia Securities, LLC, 450 F.3d 265, 267 (7th Cir.2006). We were unable to determine based on the pleadings whether the parties are completely diverse, however, because the amended complaint only alleged the residence of two of the accounting firm's members without stating the citizenship of each of the accounting firm's members at the time this action commenced. See McMahon v. Bunn-O-Matic Corp., 150 F.3d 651, 653 (7th Cir.1998) (An allegation of residence is inadequate.); Meyerson v. Harrah's East Chicago Casino, 299 F.3d 616, 617 (7th Cir.2002) ([R]esidence and citizenship are not synonyms and it is the latter that matters for purposes of diversity jurisdiction.). After responding to our requests for clarification, the parties have resolved our concerns. Each of the accounting firm's members was a citizen of Illinois at the time this action was filed. Accordingly, there is complete diversity among the parties, and we have jurisdiction to resolve the appeal.