Hsieh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE

v.

COURT HAS SUBJECT MATTER

JOE WU, and others, JURISDICTION OVER THIS CASE

Defendants.

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