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- ilnd;;1:20-cv-06404_de7 RegisterActionDate "2020-11-02" @default.
- ilnd;;1:20-cv-06404_de7 RegisterActionDescriptionText "MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: The Court reviewed the complaint (Dckt. No. 1 ), which invokes the Court's diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiff is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in California. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Dynamic Machine Works LLC is an Ohio limited liability company. An LLC is a citizen of the states of its members. See Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Mkt. Place, LLC, 350 F.3d 691, 692 (7th Cir. 2003). The state of its registration makes no difference. Plaintiff alleges "[u]pon information and belief" that "all of Defendant's members reside and are domiciled in Ohio and are citizens of Ohio." See Cplt., para. 12. A jurisdictional allegation based "upon information and belief" is not good enough. See America's Best Inns, Inc. v. Best Inns of Abilene, LP, 980 F.2d 1072, 1074 (7th Cir. 1992); State St. Bank & Trust Co. v. Morderosian, 234 F.3d 1274 (7th Cir. 2000). "[A]ffidavits alleging citizenship based on 'the best of my knowledge and belief' are, by themselves, insufficient to show citizenship in a diversity case." Medical Assur. Co., Inc. v. Hellman, 610 F.3d 371, 376 (7th Cir. 2010); see also Thomas v. Guardsmark, LLC, 487 F.3d 531, 533 (7th Cir. 2007) ("[A]n appellant's naked declaration that there is diversity of citizenship is never sufficient."); Leggitt Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2010 WL 1416833, at *3 (S.D. Ill. 2010) (citing hordes of cases for the "extremely well settled" proposition that "allegations made on information and belief are insufficient to invoke the diversity jurisdiction of a federal court"). By November 20, 2020, Plaintiff shall show cause why the case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Defendant shall file a statement that identifies all of its members individually, and discloses their citizenship. See Guar. Nat'l Title Co., Inc. v. J.E.G. Assocs., 1010 F.3d 57, 58-59 (7th Cir. 1996). Defendant's statement is due on the deadline for responding to the complaint. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) (Entered: 11/02/2020)" @default.
- ilnd;;1:20-cv-06404_de7 AdministrativeID "6" @default.
- ilnd;;1:20-cv-06404_de7 hasReferenceToOtherEntry ilnd;;1:20-cv-06404_de0 @default.