Sloan v. Google LLC et al

Filing 26

ORDER directing Plaintiff to file on or before October 15, 2024, a supplemental brief of no more than three pages in length clearly stating whether or not the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 and any facts which support its position. Signed by District Judge Kenneth D. Bell on 10/8/2024. (mek)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
STATESVILLE DIVISION
CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:23-CV-00164-KDB-SCR
JONATHAN SLOAN,
Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

GOOGLE LLC AND ALLIED
UNIVERSAL SECURITY
SERVICES,
Defendants.

THIS MATTER is before the Court following the Parties’ recent filings on the issue of
the Court’s subject matter jurisdiction. (Doc. Nos. 24, 25). In its September 23, 2024 Order, (Doc.
No. 23 at 11), the Court directed the Parties to show cause why the Court either has or does not
have diversity jurisdiction over this action:
[I]f this matter is to continue in this Court, it must be under this Court’s diversity
jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Defendants must establish: (1) the parties are
of diverse citizenship, and (2) the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. 28
U.S.C. § 1332(a)-(b). Here, there appears to be complete diversity between the
parties, yet it is uncertain whether the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000.
Therefore, the Parties will be ordered below to show cause why this Court has
subject matter jurisdiction over this action.
In response to this Order, Defendants argued that the Court should “infer” that the amount
in controversy exceeds $75,000, but offered no facts to support that inference. Plaintiff failed to
answer the question entirely. Accordingly, Plaintiff is directed to file on or before October 15,
2024, a supplemental brief of no more than three pages in length clearly stating whether or not the
amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 and any facts which support its position.

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SO ORDERED ADJUDGED AND DECREED.

Signed: October 8, 2024

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