Balboa Capital Corporation v. Runss Corp.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 8:23-cv-01442-JLS-ADS Date: August 17, 2023 Title: Balboa Capital Corp. v. RUNSS Corp., et al.

Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Gabby Garcia N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendant:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR LACK

OF DIVERSITY JURISDICTION

On August 8, 2023, Plaintiff Balboa Capital Corp. filed suit against Defendants RUNSS Corp. and Tokhir Alovudinov, alleging a breach of a financing agreement and a breach of personal guaranty. (Compl., Doc 1, at 1–2.) Plaintiff brings this action in federal court based on diversity of citizenship, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1332. (Id. at 2–3.) Because the Complaint fails adequately to allege the citizenship of the parties, the case is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.

Diversity jurisdiction requires that the dispute be between citizens of different states and that the…