Stillman v. De Vos

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK wee KX ROY STILLMAN, : Plaintiff, : : 23 Civ. 7802 (JPC) -V- : : ORDER JACQUES DE VOS et al., : Defendants. :

wee KX JOHN P. CRONAN, United States District Judge: Plaintiff filed his Complaint on September 1, 2023, invoking the Court’s subject matter Jurisdiction on the ground of diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Dkt. 1. The Complaint alleges that Plaintiff resides in New York and Defendant Jacques De Vos lives in Paris, France. Jd. at J§ 7-8. “[RJesidence alone is insufficient to establish domicile for jurisdictional purposes,” Van Buskirk v. United Grp. Cos., 935 F.3d 49, 54 (2d Cir. 2019), and, therefore, “a statement of the parties’ residence is insufficient to establish their citizenship,” Leveraged Leasing Admin. Corp. v. PacifiCorp Cap., Inc., 87 F.3d 44, 47 (2d Cir. 1996). Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that by September 11, 2023, Plaintiff shall amend his Complaint to allege the citizenship of the Plaintiff and Defendant Jacques De Vos. If Plaintiff fails to amend the Complaint by that date, or otherwise properly establish this Court’s jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the Court may dismiss this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction without further notice. SO ORDERED. Dated: September 6, 2023 Vt New York, New York JOHN P. CRONAN United States District Judge