Dorfman v. Preferred HomeCare

Filing 8

ORDER. Accordingly, Defendant must file an amended certificate of interested parties that fully complies with Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(2) and all applicable caselaw by November 22, 2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 11/15/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - CAH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Case No. 2:23-cv-01745-CDS-NJK

SCOTT DAVID DORFMAN,
Plaintiff,

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v.
PREFERRED HOMECARE,

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Defendant.

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This case was removed to this Court on diversity grounds. See Docket No. 3.

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For purposes of diversity jurisdiction, “an LLC is a citizen of every state of which its

14 owners/members are citizens.” Johnson v. Columbia Props. Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899
15 (9th Cir. 2006). “Moreover, if any member of Specialized Loan Servicing is itself a partnership
16 or association (or another LLC), the Court needs to know the citizenship of each ‘sub-member’ as
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To assist federal courts in ensuring that diversity jurisdiction exists, the corporate

20 disclosure statement filed by each party “must name—and identify the citizenship of—every
21 individual or entity whose citizenship is attributed to that party.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(2).1
22 Defendant’s certificate of interested parties did not name all of its members (and any sub23 members), nor identify their citizenship. Docket No. 1. Further, Defendant’s counsel failed to
24 sign the certificate of interested parties. Id.
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This federal rule became effective on December 1, 2022.
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Accordingly, Defendant must file an amended certificate of interested parties that fully

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 15, 2023.

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NANCY J. KOPPE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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