Reisel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 PLAYCO GLOBAL, INC., Case No. 21-cv-00492-NC 11 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE SHOULD NOT BE v. DISMISSED FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER EITAN REISEL, et al., JURISDICTION 14 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 11 15 16 Plaintiff Playco Global, Inc. filed an amended complaint against Defendants Eitan Reisel and VGames, L.P. on February 8, 2021. Dkt. No. 11. In the amended complaint, Playco alleges that the Court has subject matter jurisdiction based on diversity pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(2). Id. ¶ 10. In reaching this conclusion, however, Playco incorrectly applies the corporation citizenship test to VGames, L.P., a limited partnership. Id. ¶ 8. “In cases where entities rather than individuals are litigants, diversity jurisdiction depends on the form of the entity.” Johnson v. Columbia Props. Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir.…