Texas Insurance Company, a corporation v. Fairfield Great Oaks, LP
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY, A Case No. 24-cv-03496-JSC
CORPORATION,
8 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: DIVERSITY JURISDICTION v. 10 FAIRFIELD GREAT OAKS, LP, et al., 11 Defendants.
12 Plaintiff sues Defendants for claims arising from a coverage dispute. (Dkt. No. 1.)1 Plaintiff asserts federal subject matter jurisdiction based on diversity. (Id. ¶ 6.) Defendants Fairfield Great Oaks and Fairfield Development are limited partnerships, and Defendant Fairfield Residential Company is a limited liability company. (Id. ¶¶ 2-4.) Limited partnerships and limited liability companies are “citizen[s] of every state of which its owners/members are citizens.” Johnson v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006). Plaintiff fails to properly allege diversity jurisdiction because Plaintiff fails to allege the citizenship of each of the “owners/members” of Defendants. Id. Accordingly, on or before July 15, 2024, Plaintiff shall make a…