Datatel Solutions, Inc., v. Keane Telecom Consulting, LLC, et al
Filing
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. on 1/7/2014 ORDERING the plaintiff to SHOW CAUSE, in writing, by 1/14/2014, as to the jurisdictional issues stated herein; ORDERING that any response to the plaintiff's filing be filed by 1/21/2014. (Michel, G)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:SUBJECT
MATTER JURISDICTION
Plaintiff,
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2:12-CV-01306-GEB-EFB
DATATEL SOLUTIONS, INC., a
California corporation,
v.
KEANE TELECOM CONSULTING,
LLC, a New Jersey limited
liability company; OUTREACH
TELECOM AND ENERGY, LLC, a
New Jersey limited liability
company,
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Defendants.
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Since
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citizenship
alleges
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companies (“LLC”), this order to show cause issues and requires
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Plaintiff to explain why this action should not be dismissed for
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lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Plaintiff
only
alleges
sued
in
of
two
its
subject
that
jurisdiction,
has
basis
Complaint
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Plaintiff
the
its
diversity
and
is
in
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of
Plaintiff
limited
Complaint
matter
liability
where
the
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principal business office of each LLC is located.
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Ninth Circuit has held that “an LLC is a citizen of every state
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However, the
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of which its owners/members are citizens.” Johnson v. Columbia
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Properties
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Therefore, each LLC’s citizenship depends on the citizenship of
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each LLC’s “owners/members.” Id.
Anchorage,
LP,
437
F.3d
894,
899
(9th
Cir.
2006)
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For the stated reasons, Plaintiff shall address this
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jurisdictional issue in a filing due on or before January 14,
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2014; any response to Plaintiff’s filing shall be filed on or
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before January 21, 2014.
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Dated:
January 7, 2014
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