LVB-Ogden Marketing LLC v. Bingham et al

Filing 69

MINUTE ORDER directing Plaintiff LVB-Ogden Marketing, LLC, Defendant Bingo Investments, LLC, Defendant CCRB Enterprises, LLC, and Defendant BGH Holdings, LLC each to file Amended Disclosure Statements no later than Friday, 4/27/2018; RESETTING Oral Argument on Plaintiff's 4 Motion for Preliminary Injunction and pending motions to dismiss, dkt. nos. 44 , 48 , 49 : Motion Hearing set for 5/3/2018 at 09:00 AM. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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LVB-OGDEN MARKETING, LLC,

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Plaintiff,
C18-243 TSZ

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v.
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DAVID S. BINGHAM, et al.,

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Defendants.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
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Plaintiff LVB-Ogden Marketing, LLC, Defendant Bingo Investments, LLC,
Defendant CCRB Enterprises, LLC, and Defendant BGH Holdings, LLC, are each
DIRECTED to file, no later than Friday, April 27, 2018, amended disclosure statements
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pursuant to Local Civil Rule 7.1, disclosing, without limitation, (1) each of their members
or owners, and (2) the citizenship of each of their members or owners so that the Court
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can determine whether complete diversity of citizenship existed at the time the complaint
was filed. 1 See Johnson v. Columbia Props. Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir.
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2006) (holding that “an LLC is a citizen of every state of which its owners/members are
citizens.”).
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The Court is satisfied that, for purposes of its diversity jurisdiction inquiry, citizenship
has sufficiently been established for the individual parties, as well as Defendant Park Place
22 Motors, Ltd. and Defendant HyTech Power, Inc.

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(2)
The Court RESETS oral argument on Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary
injunction, docket no. 4, and on the pending motions to dismiss, see docket nos. 44, 48,
2 and 49, to begin at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2018.
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record.

The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of

Dated this 25th day of April, 2018.

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William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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