First Coast Energy, L.L.P. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Company

Filing 12

ORDER directing plaintiff to file supplemental papers re: citizenship no later than 6/11/2012. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Corrigan on 5/25/2012.(SRW)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
JACKSONVILLE DIVISION
FIRST COAST ENERGY, L.L.P.,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO.: 3:12-cv-281-J-32MCR

MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY
COMPANY,
Defendant.
_____________________________________________________________________________
ORDER

Defendant Mid-Continent Casualty Company has filed a notice to remove this case
to federal court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. Notice of Removal, Doc. 1. However,
neither the Notice of Removal nor the attachments thereto list the citizenship of each
member of Plaintiff First Coast Energy, L.L.P. The citizenship of limited liability companies
and limited partnerships depends on the citizenship of each member or partner. See Rolling
Greens MHP, L.P. v. Comcast SCH Holdings, L.L.C., 374 F.3d 1020 (11th Cir. 2004).
Although Plaintiff filed a certificate of interested parties referencing the constituent parties
of First Coast Energy, L.L.P., two of those parties (Motiva Enterprises, L.L.C. and Petro
Distributing Partners of Florida, L.L.C.) are themselves L.L.P.s and the citizenship of the third
party (Petro Distributing, Inc.) is not stated. Thus, the Court is unable to determine from the
filings whether the Court has subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff shall therefore file an
amended certificate of interested parties or some other supplemental filing no later than
June 11, 2012 stating the names and citizenship of each L.L.P. partner and the constituent

parties.
DONE and ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida this 25th day of May, 2012.

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Copies To:
Counsel of Record

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