Worthams v. GEICO Choice Insurance Company

• Court: District Court, D. Nevada
• Decided: January 12, 2024
• Docket: 2:24-cv-00023
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA

5 WILLIE WORTHAMS, Case No. 2:24-cv-00023-JCM-NJK Plaintiff, Order g Vv. [Docket No. 15] GEICO CHOICE INSUANCE COMPANY, al., 10 Defendants. 1] Pending before the Court is Defendant Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, LLP’s certificate 12] of interested parties. Docket No. 15. 13 To assist federal courts in ensuring that diversity jurisdiction exists, the disclosure 14] statement filed by each party “must name—and identify the citizenship of—every individual or entity whose citizenship is attributed to that party.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(2). For purposes of 16] diversity jurisdiction, “[p]artnerships are citizens of each state or foreign country of which any 17] partner is a citizen.” Singh v. American Honda Finance Corp., 925 F.3d 1053, 1064 n.10 (9th Cir. 18] 2019). Defendant’s certificate of interested parties fails to identify the citizenship attributed to 19] them. See Docket No. 15. 20 Accordingly, Defendant must file an amended certificate of interested parties complying 21} with Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(2) by January 19, 2024. 22 IT IS SO ORDERED. 23 Dated: January 12, 2024

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