Bryan Andres Reinoso Saquicili v. Deuna Holdings LLC et al.

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------ X : BRYAN ANDRES REINOSO SAQUICILI, : : Plaintiff, : : 26-CV-5655 (VSB) -against- : : ORDER DEUNA HOLDINGS LLC et al., : : Defendants. : : ------------------------------------------------------------ X VERNON S. BRODERICK, United States District Judge: I have reviewed Plaintiff’s complaint, filed on July 2, 2026. (Doc. 1 (“Compl.”).) In the complaint, Plaintiff alleges that “[j]urisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. §1332 (a)(2) as plaintiff is a citizen of another country and has not yet been granted the privilege of remaining permanently in the United States.” (Id. ¶ 2.) Plaintiff also alleges that: (1) he is “a citizen of Ecuador,” (id. ¶ 5); (2) Defendant Deuna Holdings LLC is a “limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,” (id. ¶ 6); (3) Defendant XLIX Builders LLC is a “limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York,” (id. ¶ 9.); and (4) Defendant XLIX Construction LLC is a “limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York,” (id. ¶ 13). For purposes of diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), an LLC “takes the citizenship of each of its members.” Bayerische Landesbank, New York Branch v. Aladdin Cap. Mgmt. LLC, 692 F.3d 42, 49 (2d Cir. 2012). “[T]he citizenship of every plaintiff must be diverse from the citizenship of every defendant in order to authorize the exercise of diversity jurisdiction by a federal court.” Tecon Oil Servs. Ltd. v. Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank, 492 F. Supp. 2d 398, 399 (S.D.N.Y. 2007) (explaining that complete diversity is lacking where non-citizen are on both sides of a case). In other words, “diversity is lacking within the meaning of these sections where ... on one side there are citizens and aliens and on the opposite side there are only aliens.” Universal Licensing Corp. v. Paola del Lungo S.p.A., 293 F.3d 579, 581 (2d Cir. 2002). Courts are “entitled at any time sua sponte to delve into the issue of whether there is a factual basis to support the District Court's exercise of subject matter jurisdiction.” Transatlantic Marine Claims Agency, Inc. v. Ace Shipping Corp., Div. of Ace Young Inc., 109 F.3d 105, 108 (2d Cir. 1997). Therefore, on or before July 14, 2026, Plaintiff shall file a brief supplemental submission confirming the citizenship of the members of Defendant LLCs so that I may evaluate whether diversity jurisdiction is proper over this matter.

SO ORDERED. Dated: July 7, 2026 if MN New York, New York 1 Onnusn Brgd7y pal Vernon S. Broderick United States District Judge