Lochhead
OWC Santa Cruz Mfg LLC v. Lochhead
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION
OWC SANTA CRUZ MFG LLC,
Case No. 5:20-cv-05835-EJD Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION CHRISTOPHER W. LOCHHEAD, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 71 Defendants.
Plaintiff OWC Santa Cruz Mfg LLC (“OWC”) brings this case asserting claims under California state law on the basis of diversity jurisdiction against Monterey Storage Solutions LLC (“MSS”), Ben Rewis, Christopher Lochhead, Gil Spencer, Shakuntala Atre, and Nisha Atre (collectively “Defendants”). As explained below, because OWC provides sufficient evidence to demonstrate that two member limited liability companies of OWC’s sole member, Openroads Wealth Capital, LLC (“Openroads”), are citizens of states where defendants Ben Rewis, Christopher Lochhead, Shakuntala Atre, and Nisha Atre currently…