Hartford Fire Insurance Company v. Tempur-Sealy International, Inc. et al

Filing 41

ORDER RE CITIZENSHIP OF PARTIES. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 3/10/2015. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/10/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Plaintiff,

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v.

Case No. 14-cv-01661-HSG
ORDER RE CITIZENSHIP OF
PARTIES

TEMPUR-SEALY INTERNATIONAL,
INC., et al.,

United States District Court
Northern District of California

Defendants.
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Plaintiff Hartford Fire Insurance Co. alleges that this Court has diversity jurisdiction over

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this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. In support of diversity jurisdiction, Hartford alleges that

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it “is a Connecticut corporation with its principal place of business in Connecticut,” and that

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Defendant Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC “is a Delaware corporation with its principal place

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of business in Kentucky.” Complaint at 3.

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“[A]n LLC is a citizen of every state of which its owners/members are citizens.” Johnson

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v. Columbia Props. Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006). Because Hartford does not

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allege any facts regarding the citizenship of Tempur-Pedic’s members, the Court cannot determine

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whether diversity jurisdiction is proper. To that end, the parties are directed to file, within seven

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days of the date of this Order, a joint statement identifying the citizenship of each member of

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Tempur-Pedic.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 10, 2015
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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
United States District Judge