Gandy et al v. Redmon Oil Company Inc

Filing 7

ORDER: Defendants are directed to file an Amended Notice of Removal by 3/20/2009 that alleges with specificity the citizenship of each party, pursuant to the rules applicable to that party. Failure to do so may result in a remand for lack of establishment of subject-matter jurisdiction. Compliance Deadline set for 3/20/2009.Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark L Hornsby on 2/20/2009. (crt,Reasor, Mary)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT DIVISION

FREDDIE MAE SMITH GANDY, ET AL VERSUS REDMON OIL CO., INC., ET AL

CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-cv-0249 JUDGE HICKS MAGISTRATE JUDGE HORNSBY

MEMORANDUM ORDER Redmon Oil Co., Inc. and Indigo Minerals, LLC removed this case based on an assertion of diversity jurisdiction, thus placing the burden on them to articulate facts that demonstrate the diversity of citizenship. Indigo Minerals, LLC has not properly alleged its own citizenship. The applicable rules are set forth in cases such as Harvey v. Grey Wolf Drilling Co., 542 F.3d 1077 (5th Cir. 2008) and Haddad v. Chesapeake Exploration. LLC, 2008 WL 5172395 (W.D. La. 2008). Defendants are directed to file an Amended Notice of Removal by March 20, 2009 that alleges with specificity the citizenship of each party, pursuant to the rules applicable to that party. Failure to do so may result in a remand for lack of establishment of subject-matter jurisdiction. THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Shreveport, Louisiana, this 20th day of February, 2009. MARKL HORNSBY ~ UNITED STATES MAGISTRAT~JUDGE