LVB-Ogden Marketing LLC v. Bingham et al

Filing 78

MINUTE ORDER directing counsel to be prepared to discuss at tomorrow's hearing whether the case should be dismissed for lack of diversity jurisdiction in light of Plaintiff's Second Amended Corporate Disclosure Statement, Dkt 77 . 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,
Plaintiff,

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C18-243 TSZ
v.

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MINUTE ORDER
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
Thomas S. Zilly, United States District Judge:

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(1)
Counsel are DIRECTED to be prepared to discuss at tomorrow’s hearing,
see docket no. 69, whether this case should be dismissed for lack of diversity jurisdiction
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See 3123 SMB LLC v. Horn, 880 F.3d 461, 465 (9th Cir. 2018) (“For purposes of
15 diversity jurisdiction, a limited liability company ‘is a citizen of every state of which its
owners/members are citizens.’” (quoting Johnson v. Columbia Props. Anchorage, LP,
16 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006)); Spesock v. U.S. Bank N.A., No. C18-0092JLR, 2018
U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23521, at *2–5 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 13, 2018).
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(2)
The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of
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Dated this 2nd day of May, 2018.
William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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