Darren Terrell Taylor v. G.A. Food Service of Pinellas County, LLC, et al., Taylor | United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Southern Division 2026 | LawTools

Cases Cited(10)

Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994)Followed

Burns v. Windsor Insurance Co., 31 F.3d 1092, 1095 (11th Cir. 1994)Followed

Wymbs v. Republican State Executive Committee of Florida, 719 F.2d 1072, 1076 (11th Cir. 1983)Followed

Pacheco de Perez v. AT&T Co., 139 F.3d 1368, 1373 (11th Cir. 1998)Followed

Diaz v. Sheppard, 85 F.3d 1502, 1505 (11th Cir. 1996)Followed

Triggs v. John Crump Toyota, Inc., 154 F.3d 1284, 1287 (11th Cir. 1998)Followed

Tapscott v. MS Dealer Service Corp., 77 F.3d 1353, 1355 (11th Cir. 1996)Followed

Rolling Greens MHP, L.P. v. Comcast SCH Holdings L.L.C., 374 F.3d 1020, 1022 (11th Cir. 2004)Followed

Post v. Biomet, Inc., No. 3:20-CV-527-J-34JRK, 2020 WL 2766210, at *1 (M.D. Fla. May 28, 2020)Followed

Johns v. Progressive Express Insurance Co., No. 6:19-cv-1127-Orl-37LRH, 2019 WL 5110666, at *2 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 23, 2019), report and recommendation adopted, No. 6:19-cv-1127-Orl-37LRH, 2019 WL 5110611 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 10, 2019)Followed

Summary

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama granted Defendants’ motion to remand an action removed from Alabama state court. The court held that Defendants failed to establish complete diversity because they did not identify the members and citizenship of the limited liability company defendant.

Holdings

Defendants failed to carry their burden of demonstrating complete diversity because they did not identify every member of G.A. Food Service of Pinellas County, LLC and the citizenship of those members.
The action must be remanded to state court for want of subject matter jurisdiction.

Questions Presented

Whether Defendants established complete diversity sufficient to support removal based on diversity jurisdiction.
Whether the action should be remanded because Defendants failed to identify the members and citizenship of the defendant limited liability company.

Disposition

remanded

Cases Cited (10)

Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994)(followed)
Burns v. Windsor Insurance Co., 31 F.3d 1092, 1095 (11th Cir. 1994)(followed)
Wymbs v. Republican State Executive Committee of Florida, 719 F.2d 1072, 1076 (11th Cir. 1983)(followed)
Pacheco de Perez v. AT&T Co., 139 F.3d 1368, 1373 (11th Cir. 1998)(followed)
Diaz v. Sheppard, 85 F.3d 1502, 1505 (11th Cir. 1996)(followed)
Triggs v. John Crump Toyota, Inc., 154 F.3d 1284, 1287 (11th Cir. 1998)(followed)
Tapscott v. MS Dealer Service Corp., 77 F.3d 1353, 1355 (11th Cir. 1996)(followed)
Rolling Greens MHP, L.P. v. Comcast SCH Holdings L.L.C., 374 F.3d 1020, 1022 (11th Cir. 2004)(followed)
Post v. Biomet, Inc., No. 3:20-CV-527-J-34JRK, 2020 WL 2766210, at *1 (M.D. Fla. May 28, 2020)(followed)
Johns v. Progressive Express Insurance Co., No. 6:19-cv-1127-Orl-37LRH, 2019 WL 5110666, at *2 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 23, 2019), report and recommendation adopted, No. 6:19-cv-1127-Orl-37LRH, 2019 WL 5110611 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 10, 2019)(followed)

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Darren Terrell Taylor v. G.A. Food Service of Pinellas County, LLC, et al.