Robert Gleason v. Safeway, Inc. et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington orders Safeway, Inc. to show cause why the removed action should not be remanded for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The order explains that Safeway has not adequately established complete diversity, including the citizenship of Plaintiff Robert Gleason and the members of Volta Charging, LLC, and directs Volta to file a corrected corporate disclosure statement.

Holdings

1. Safeway had not established that the parties were completely diverse because it relied on residence rather than domicile for Gleason and did not identify the citizenship of Volta Charging, LLC's members.
2. Safeway was ordered to show cause within 14 days why the case should not be remanded, and failure to establish federal subject matter jurisdiction would result in remand.
3. Volta Charging, LLC was ordered to file within seven days a corrected corporate disclosure statement identifying the citizenship of every individual or entity whose citizenship was attributed to the LLC.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Safeway established complete diversity and the amount-in-controversy requirement necessary for federal diversity jurisdiction.
2. Whether the case should be remanded for lack of subject matter jurisdiction when the notice of removal did not establish the citizenship of the plaintiff and an LLC defendant.
3. Whether Volta Charging, LLC was required to file a corrected corporate disclosure statement identifying the citizenship of every individual or entity whose citizenship was attributed to it.

Disposition

other