Tasty One, LLC v. Earth Smarte Water, LLC

Opinion

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 TASTY ONE, LLC, Case No.: 2:20-cv-01625-APG-NJK

4 Plaintiff Order Deeming Order to Show Cause Satisfied 5 v.

6 EARTH SMARTE WATER, LLC,

7 Defendant 8

9 Defendant Earth Smarte Water, LLC removed this action from state court on the basis of 10 diversity jurisdiction. Earth Smarte did not identify the citizenship of the members of either the 11 plaintiff or itself. See Johnson v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th 12 Cir. 2006) (stating that “an LLC is a citizen of every state of which its owners/members are 13 citizens”). Further, the plaintiff’s complaint did not state that more than $75,000 is at stake and 14 Earth Smarte did not present evidence of the amount in controversy. I therefore could not 15 determine whether complete diversity exists or whether the amount in controversy was satisfied. 16 So I ordered Earth Smarte to show cause why this action should not be remanded for lack of 17 subject matter jurisdiction. 18 Earth Smarte responded with evidence showing the amount in controversy is satisfied. 19 Additionally, it presented evidence that its sole member is an Arizona citizen and the plaintiff’s 20 only known member is a Nevada citizen. I therefore will not remand at this time for lack of 21 subject matter jurisdiction. However, the parties remain responsible for establishing subject 22 matter jurisdiction exists in this case, including the citizenship of each of the entities’ members. 23 1 I THEREFORE ORDER that the order to show cause (ECF No. 4) is deemed satisfied and I will not remand this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction at this time. 3 DATED this 28th day of September, 2020. Gy ° ANDREW P.GORDON SOS 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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