Constellation NewEnergy Inc. v. West Side Manhattan Real Estate LLC

Filing 8

ORDER: Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before November 13, 2020, the Plaintiff shall amend its Complaint to allege the citizenship of each constituent person or entity comprising the Defendant LLCs as well as the citizenship of all individual parties. If, by that date, the Plaintiff is unable to amend the Complaint to truthfully allege complete diversity of citizenship, then the Complaint will be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction without further notice to either party. SO ORDERED., ( Amended Pleadings due by 11/13/2020.) (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 10/13/2020) (ama)

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Case 1:20-cv-08448-JMF Document 8 Filed 10/13/20 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X : CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY INC., : : Plaintiff, : : -v: : WEST SIDE MANHATTAN REAL ESTATE LLC, : : Defendant. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X 20-CV-8448 (JMF) ORDER JESSE M. FURMAN, United States District Judge: Plaintiff Constellation NewEnergy Inc. brings this action against Defendant West Side Manhattan Real Estate LLC, invoking the Court’s subject matter jurisdiction on the ground of diversity of citizenship. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Plaintiff appears to allege that it is a citizen of Delaware. See ECF No. 1 (“Complaint”) ¶ 2. It appears to allege that Defendant is a citizen of New York. See id. ¶ 2. It is well established that a limited liability company (“LLC”) is deemed to be a citizen of each state of which its members are citizens. See, e.g., Handelsman v. Bedford Vill. Assocs. L.P., 213 F.3d 48, 51-52 (2d Cir. 2000); see also Altissima Ltd. v. One Niagara LLC, No. 08-CV756S(M), 2010 WL 3504798, at *2 (W.D.N.Y. Sept. 2, 2010) (noting that every other Court of Appeals to have considered LLC citizenship has held that an LLC has the citizenship of all of its members). Thus, a complaint premised upon diversity of citizenship must allege the citizenship of natural persons who are members of an LLC and the place of incorporation and principal place of business of any corporate entities that are members of the LLC (including the citizenship of any members of the LLC that are themselves LLCs). See Handelsman, 213 F.3d at Case 1:20-cv-08448-JMF Document 8 Filed 10/13/20 Page 2 of 2 51-52; see also, e.g., In re Bank of Am. Corp. Sec., Derivatives, & ERISA Litig., 757 F. Supp. 2d 260, 334 n.17 (S.D.N.Y. 2010). The Complaint here fails to do so. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before November 13, 2020, the Plaintiff shall amend its Complaint to allege the citizenship of each constituent person or entity comprising the Defendant LLCs as well as the citizenship of all individual parties. If, by that date, the Plaintiff is unable to amend the Complaint to truthfully allege complete diversity of citizenship, then the Complaint will be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction without further notice to either party. SO ORDERED. Dated: October 13, 2020 New York, New York __________________________________ JESSE M. FURMAN United States District Judge 2

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