David Rentz v. Tristen Hart, et al.

Summary

The court orders Defendant EDKO, LLC to file a second amended disclosure statement identifying each member or partner in the relevant unincorporated entities and the state citizenship of each relevant natural person. The order explains that the prior disclosure failed to comply with diversity-jurisdiction requirements and directs EDKO, LLC to use the court’s standard disclosure statement form by January 30, 2026.

Holdings

1. The amended disclosure statement was inadequate because it failed to specifically identify EDKO, LLC's members, the members or partners of other relevant unincorporated entities in the ownership chain, and the state citizenship of relevant natural persons.
2. EDKO, LLC was ordered to file a second amended disclosure statement identifying the required members, partners, and citizenship information and using the Court's standard disclosure statement form.

Questions Presented

1. Whether EDKO, LLC's amended disclosure statement adequately identified the entity's members and the citizenship of all relevant members or partners for purposes of diversity jurisdiction.
2. What corrective disclosures EDKO, LLC was required to make to establish its citizenship.

Disposition

other