MG Dearborn, LLC et al v. West Bend Mutual Insurance

Filing 8

ORDER Satisfying 6 Order to Show Cause. Signed by District Judge Victoria A. Roberts. (CPin)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
MG DEARBORN, LLC, and
MG FARMINGTON HILLS, LLC,
Plaintiffs,
Case No: 14-13112
Hon. Victoria A. Roberts

v.
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE,
Defendant.
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ORDER SATISFYING SHOW CAUSE
On August 26, 2014, the Court ordered Defendant to show cause as to why
complete diversity exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. (Doc. # 4). Specifically, the Court
ordered Defendant to correctly allege the citizenship of each Plaintiff. In its response to
the show cause order, Defendant said Allie T. Mallad is the sole member of each
Plaintiff and is a “resident of Dearborn, Michigan.” (Doc. # 5).
On September 3, 2014, the Court entered a second show cause order; it
explained that for diversity jurisdiction purposes, an allegation that an individual is a
“resident” of a state is not the same as an assertion that he is a “citizen” of that state.
(Doc. # 6).
On September 4, 2014, Defendant submitted a satisfactory response to the
Court’s second show cause order. (Doc. # 7). For diversity jurisdiction purposes, each
Plaintiff is a citizen of Michigan, and Defendant is a citizen of Wisconsin; complete
diversity exists.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Defendant has shown that complete diversity
exists under § 1332.

Dated: September 8, 2014

S/Victoria A. Roberts
United States District Judge