EM1 Capital LLC v. DWHTD Technology PTE LTD

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EM1 CAPITAL LLC, Case No. 2:24-cv-01044-SB-SSC

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

SUBJECT-MATTER

DWHTD TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD et JURISDICTION al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff EM1 Capital LLC filed this action alleging that Defendants including Alliance Management Services LLC (Alliance), its member Travis Bott, and Richard Jason Bott fraudulently induced Plaintiff to invest $1 million in a scam. Travis Bott, with Alliance’s and Richard Bott’s consent, removed the case based solely on diversity jurisdiction. Both the complaint and the notice of removal identify Plaintiff as a California citizen based on the domicile of its sole member. But while the complaint alleges on information and belief that Travis Bott is a resident of Los Angeles, California, Dkt. No. 1-1 ¶ 5, the notice of removal states that he is domiciled in Utah. Dkt. No. 1 at 3. The notice of removal neither addresses the discrepancy nor provides a declaration or other supporting evidence to show that Travis Bott is a citizen of Utah and not California. Thus, the Court is faced with conflicting…