To Be Limited Partnership v. Jude Hudson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES -- GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-3238-JFW(MAAx) Date: April 21, 2020 Title: To Be Limited Partnership -v- Jude Hudson et al

PRESENT:

HONORABLE JOHN F. WALTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Shannon Reilly None Present Courtroom Deputy Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFFS: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANTS:

None None

PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF

SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

On April 7, 2020, Plaintiff To Be Limited Partnership (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint in this Court, alleging that this Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). On April 20, 2020, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint. Diversity jurisdiction founded under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) requires that (1) all plaintiffs be of different citizenship than all defendants, and (2) the amount in controversy exceed $75,000. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Plaintiff, however, fails to properly allege its own citizenship. For the purposes of…