Potts v. Jackson

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON

LORI POTTS, et al., : Case No. 3:25-cv-243 : Plaintiffs, : : District Judge Walter H. Rice vs. : Magistrate Judge Peter B. Silvain, Jr. : DYLAN SPENCER JACKSON, et al., : : Defendants. : :

NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY AND ORDER

This matter is before the Court upon a sua sponte review for compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1(a)(2). Neither Plaintiffs nor Defendants Dylan Spencer Jackson and Tri- State Forest Logistics, LLC have filed a diversity disclosure statement as required by that Rule.1 Plaintiffs and Defendants Dylan Spencer Jackson and Tri-State Forest Logistics, LLC are therefore ORDERED to file such a statement no later than thirty days from the date of this Order. A sample “Diversity of Citizenship Disclosure Statement” is available on the Court’s website.2 IT IS SO ORDERED.

July 17, 2025 s/Peter B. Silvain, Jr. Peter B. Silvain, Jr. United States Magistrate Judge

1 Defendant Tri-State Forest Logistics, LLC is a limited liability company. As such, its citizenship for purposes of diversity jurisdiction is determined by the citizenship of its members and sub-members. See Akno 1010 Market St. St. Louis Mo. LLC v. Pourtaghi, 43 F.4th 624, 626 (6th Cir. 2022) (citing Delay v. Rosenthal Collins Grp., LLC, 585 F.3d 1003, 1005 (6th Cir. 2009); B&N Coal, Inc. v. Blue Race Midstream, LLC, No. 19-4111, 2020 WL 9474311, at *1 (6th Cir. Dec. 2, 2020)).

2 https://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/ohio-southern-district-forms