PATTERSON v. CHIAPPA FIREARMS, USA, LTD

• Court: District Court, S.D. Indiana
• Decided: May 22, 2020
• Docket: 1:20-cv-01430
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION

JACOB PATTERSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 1:20-cv-01430-JPH-MPB ) CHIAPPA FIREARMS, USA, LTD a ) Domestic For-Profit Corporation, ) CHIAPPA FIREARMS, S.R.I. an Italian ) Corporation, ) ) Defendants. )

ORDER ON JURISDICTION

Plaintiff Jacob Patterson has filed a complaint alleging diversity jurisdiction over this matter. Dkt. 1. For the Court to have diversity jurisdiction, the amount in controversy must exceed $75,000, exclusive of interest and costs, and the litigation must be between citizens of different states. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). The citizenship of an individual is not based on where the individual resides, but on where the individual is a citizen. Hunter v. Amin, 583 F.3d 486, 491 (7th Cir. 2009). Here, Plaintiff’s complaint only states where Plaintiff resides. Dkt. 1 at 1. A federal court always has the responsibility to ensure it has jurisdiction. Hukic v. Aurora Loan Servs., 588 F.3d 420, 427 (7th Cir. 2009). The Court’s obligation includes knowing the details of the underlying jurisdictional allegations. See Evergreen Square of Cudahy v. Wis. Hous. and Econ. Dev. Auth., 776 F.3d 463, 465 (7th Cir. 2015). Therefore, the Court ORDERS Plaintiff to file a jurisdictional statement by June 24, 2020, addressing the issue identified in this order. SO ORDERED. Date: 5/22/2020 Sjamu Patrick hawlove James Patrick Hanlon United States District Judge Southern District of Indiana Distribution: Kevin C. Schiferl FROST BROWN TODD LLC (Indianapolis) kschiferl@fbtlaw.com Michael Lynn Walker GENET WALKER mike@genetwalker.com