Monitronics Funding LP et al v. Pinnacle Security, LLC et al

Filing 3

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. The plaintiff should advise the Court as soon as possible as to the citizenship of the general and limited partners of these limited liability partnerships. The complaint also describes defendant Pinnacle Security, LLC a s a limited liability company. A limited liability company has the citizenship of each of its members for the purposes of diversity jurisdiction. See id. The plaintiff should therefore also advise the Court as soon as possible as to the citizenship of each of the members of this limited liability company. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 3/20/2012) (rjm)

United States District Court
Southern District of New York
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MONITRONICS FUNDING LP, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,

12 Civ. 1992 (JGK)

- against -

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND
ORDER

PINNACLE SECURITY, LLC, ET AL.,
Defendants.
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JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:
The plaintiffs allege diversity jurisdiction pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 1332(a).

The complaint describes plaintiff Monitronics

Funding LP and defendant Pinnacle Security CA, LLP as limited
liability partnerships.

A limited liability partnership has the

citizenship of each of its general and limited partners for the
purposes of diversity jurisdiction.

See Handelsman v. Bedford

Vill. Assocs. Ltd. P'ship, 213 F.3d 48, 51-52 (2d Cir. 2000).
The plaintiff should therefore advise the Court as soon as
possible as to the citizenship of the general and limited
partners of these limited liability partnerships.
The complaint also describes defendant Pinnacle Security,
LLC as a limited liability company.

A limited liability company

has the citizenship of each of its members for the purposes of
diversity jurisdiction.

See id.

The plaintiff should therefore

also advise the Court as soon as possible as to the citizenship
of each of the members of this limited liability company.
SO ORDBRBD.
Dated:

New York, New York
March 20, 2012
Koeltl
District Judge