Tong v. Holland Brittany Downs Apartment Homes , LLC et al

Filing 17

ORDER On or before May 14, 2015, counsel for defendants shall file a certification that no member of the liability companies identified in the Disclosure Statement 16 is a citizen of the State of Colorado, by Judge Richard P. Matsch on 5/6/15. (ktera)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Senior District Judge Richard P. Matsch
Civil Action No. 15-cv-00901-RPM
FRANK TONG,
Plaintiff,
v.
HOLLAND BRITTANY DOWNS APARTMENT HOMES (210), LLC and
HOLLAND RESIDENTIAL, LLC,
Defendants.
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ORDER FOR ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES
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In Siloam Springs Hotel, L.L.C., v. Century Surety Company, 781 F.3d 1233 (10th
Cir. 2015), the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the determination of citizenship
for diversity jurisdiction of a limited liability company takes the citizenship of all of its
members.
The Disclosure Statement filed by the defendants on May 4, 2015 [Doc. 16]
identifies a chain of limited liability companies as members but does not identify the
members of those companies. To demonstrate diversity jurisdiction it is required that
the defendants provide assurance that no member of any of the companies identified in
the Disclosure Statement is a citizen of the State of Colorado. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that on or before May 14, 2015, counsel for defendants shall file a
certification that no member of the liability companies identified in the Disclosure
Statement is a citizen of the State of Colorado.

Dated: May 6th, 2015
BY THE COURT:
s/Richard P. Matsch
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Richard P. Matsch, Senior District Judge