Summary
The United States District Court for the Central District of California ordered the defendants to show cause why the court has subject-matter jurisdiction over the removed action. The court explained that, because Bosh Enterprises, LLC is an LLC, the defendants must establish the citizenship of each member and demonstrate complete diversity by October 6, 2025, or the case will be remanded.
Holdings
- A federal district court has a duty to assess whether subject-matter jurisdiction exists and may consider the issue sua sponte at any stage of the proceedings.
- A removing defendant relying on diversity jurisdiction must establish complete diversity by demonstrating the citizenship of each member of a limited liability company.
Questions Presented
- Whether the federal court has subject-matter jurisdiction based on complete diversity of citizenship.
- Whether Defendants adequately established the citizenship of Bosh Enterprises, LLC for purposes of diversity jurisdiction.
Disposition
other
Cases Cited (6)
- Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994)(followed)
- Allstate Ins. Co. v. Hughes, 358 F.3d 1089, 1093 (9th Cir. 2004)(followed)
- Ruhrgas AG v. Marathon Oil Co., 526 U.S. 574, 583 (1999)(followed)
- Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis, 519 U.S. 61, 68 (1996)(followed)
- Kanter v. Warner-Lambert Co., 265 F.3d 853, 857 (9th Cir. 2001)(followed)
- Johnson v. Columbia Props. Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006)(followed)
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