INDYCAR LLC v. BOSTON GRAND PRIX, et al.

Filing 20

ENTRY OF JURISDICTION - As such, this Court GRANTS the Plaintiff's request for limited discovery to determine the members of the Defendant, Boston Grand Prix, LLC, and to identify their citizenship for purposes of jurisdiction. The Plaintiffs are ORDERED to file a supplemental jurisdictional statement, identifying the members of the Defendant LLC and alleging their citizenship within 30 days after the date of this entry. *See order. Signed by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on 6/20/2016.(JLS) Modified on 6/21/2016 (JLS).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION
INDYCAR LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
BOSTON GRAND PRIX, LLC,
JOHN CASEY,
MARK PERRONE,
Defendants.

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No. 1:16-cv-01274-TWP-MJD

ENTRY ON JURISDICTION
On May 23, 2016, Plaintiff, Indy Car, LLC, filed a Complaint which failed to allege all of
the facts necessary for the Court to determine whether it has subject matter jurisdiction over this
case. In particular, the Complaint did not sufficiently identify the members of Indy Car, LLC or
Boston Grand Prix, LLC; and the Complaint did not adequately allege their citizenship. As a
result, the Court ordered the Plaintiff to file a supplemental jurisdictional statement to sufficiently
establish this Court’s jurisdiction over this case. (Filing No. 14.)
On June 15, 2016, the Plaintiff filed a supplemental jurisdiction statement, identifying the
members of Indy Car, LLC and Boston Grand Prix, LLC. (Filing No. 19.) However, the Plaintiff’s
statement noted that the four members of Boston Grand Prix, LLC are also LLCs. (Id.) In this
regard, the Plaintiff’s admitted that they did not know the members of those member LLCs and
requested limited discovery to determine their identity and citizenship. (Id.) Because this case is
based upon diversity jurisdiction, identifying the members of the Defendant LLCs is fundamental
to this Court’s ability to preside over this case. See Meyerson v. Harrah’s E. Chi. Casino, 299

F.3d 616, 617 (7th Cir. 2002) (noting that citizenship is the operative consideration for
jurisdictional purposes).
As such, this Court GRANTS the Plaintiff’s request for limited discovery to determine the
members of the Defendant, Boston Grand Prix, LLC, and to identify their citizenship for purposes
of jurisdiction. The Plaintiffs are ORDERED to file a supplemental jurisdictional statement,
identifying the members of the Defendant LLC and alleging their citizenship within 30 days after
the date of this entry.
SO ORDERED.

Date: 6/20/2016

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Angela Pease Krahulik
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Elizabeth N. Johnson Timme
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Olga A. Voinarevich
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