Alexanian

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDRE ALEXANIAN Case No.: 19cv2448-LAB (AHG)

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF REMAND

v. FCA US, LLC, et al. Defendants. 16 17 Defendant FCA US, LLC removed this case from state court, citing diversity jurisdiction. After Plaintiff Andre Alexanian moved to remand, defects in diversity jurisdiction became apparent and the Court ordered FCA to address them. In particular, FCA’s and Alexanian’s citizenship had not been properly alleged. The Court ordered FCA to address these concerns in its opposition to the motion for remand. The notice of removal inaccurately claimed FCA was a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Michigan. But FCA is an LLC, not a corporation. For purposes of ordinary diversity jurisdiction, it is a citizen of every state of which its owners/members are citizens. See Johnson v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006). The Court…