Sequoia Media v. Redbird Content Corporation
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DATE FILED: 01/18/2 024 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------- X SEQUOIA MEDIA, : : Plaintiff, : -against- : : 24-CV-00342 (VEC) : REDBIRD CONTENT CORPORATION AND : ORDER TIFF WINTON, : : Defendants. : -------------------------------------------------------------- X VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge: WHEREAS on January 17, 2024, Plaintiff Sequoia Media (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendants Redbird Content Corporation and Tiff Winton (“Defendants”); see Compl., Dkt. 1; WHEREAS Plaintiff alleges that the Court’s subject matter jurisdiction is premised on diversity, see id. ¶ 4; WHEREAS “a limited liability company has the citizenship of its members,” see Jean- Louis v. Carrington Mortg. Servs., LLC, 849 F. App’x 296, 298 (2d Cir. 2021); WHEREAS a complaint premised upon diversity of citizenship must allege the citizenship of natural persons who are members of an LLC and the place of incorporation and principal place of business of any corporate entities that are members of the LLC (including the citizenship of any members of the LLC that are themselves LLCs), see Handelsman v. Bedford Vill. Assocs. L.P., 213 F.3d 48, 51–52 (2d Cir. 2000); see also, e.g., In re Bank of Am. Corp. Sec., Derivatives, and ERISA Litig., 757 F. Supp. 2d 260, 334 n.17 (S.D.N.Y. 2010); and WHEREAS Plaintiff alleges that it is a limited liability company based in Wyoming, but does not identify its members or their citizenships, see id.; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that by no later than Friday, January 26, 2024, Plaintiff must file an amended complaint that cures the deficiencies described herein or the Complaint will be dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
SO ORDERED. .
Date: January 18, 2024 VALERIE CAPRONI New York, New York United States District Judge
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