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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9

10 DANIEL HSIEH and TERESA CHIU, Case No. 20-cv-00543-NC 11 Plaintiffs,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE

12 v.

COURT HAS SUBJECT MATTER

13 JOE WU, and others, JURISDICTION OVER THIS CASE

14 Defendants.

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16 Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. Diversity jurisdiction applies to all 17 civil actions where the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 and the case is between 18 citizens of different states. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). For purposes of determining diversity 19 jurisdiction, partnerships and limited liability corporations (LLCs) are citizens of every 20 state of which their owners or members are citizens. Johnson v. Columbia Properties 21 Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006). 22 Here, the Complaint alleges that this Court has diversity jurisdiction pursuant to 28 23 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Dkt. No. 1, Complaint, at 2. It alleges that defendant Sunrise Inn Food 24 Plaza, LP is a California limited liability partnership with principal offices in…