Veridian Healthcare LLC v. GuruNanda, LLC ( 2024 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 VERIDIAN HEALTHCARE LLC, Case No. 8:24-cv-02095-JWH-DFM 12 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 13 v. REGARDING SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION AND 14 GURUNANDA, LLC, COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 7.1(a)(2) 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1 In September 2024, Plaintiff Veridian Healthcare LLC filed a Complaint 2 against Defendant GuruNanda, LLC.1 Veridian Healthcare asserts that this 3 Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1), on the 4 basis of diversity of citizenship between the parties.2 5 District courts “have original jurisdiction of all civil actions where the 6 matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000, exclusive of interest 7 and costs, and is between . . . citizens of different states[.]” 28 U.S.C. § 1332. 8 “[T]he party asserting diversity bears the burden of proof.” Kanter v. Warner- 9 Lambert Co., 265 F.3d 853, 857-58 (9th Cir. 2001). 10 The issue here is the citizenship of the parties, each of which is a limited 11 liability company. A limited liability company “is a citizen of every state of 12 which its owners/members are citizens.” Johnson v. Columbia Properties 13 Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006). The Court cannot determine 14 whether the parties are diverse until it knows the citizenship of every 15 owner/member of Veridian Healthcare and of GuruNanda. Moreover, the 16 parties have not complied with their obligations under the Federal Rules of Civil 17 Procedure, which require them to “name—and identify the citizenship of— 18 every individual or entity whose citizenship is attributed to that party.” 19 Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(2). 20 For the foregoing reasons, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows: 21 1. Veridian Healthcare is DIRECTED to file no later than 22 December 6, 2024, a written response to this Order to Show Cause that provides 23 the names and state(s) of citizenship of each owner/member of Veridian 24 Healthcare and of GuruNanda. 25 26 27 1 Compl. (the “Complaint”) [ECF No. 1] 1 2. GuruNanda is also DIRECTED to file no later than December 6, 2|| 2024, a written response to this Order to Show Cause that provides the names 3|| and state(s) of citizenship of each of its owners/members. 4 3. The failure of either party to comply with this Order to Show Cause 5|| will result in the imposition of monetary sanctions against the non-compliant 6|| party and its counsel of record. 7 4. A hearing on this Order to Show Cause is SET for December 20, || 2024, at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 9D of the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 411 W. 4th Street, Santa Ana, California. 10 IT ISSO ORDERED. oo MO 12\| Dated:__ November 25, 2024 . 13 {SNITED STATES DISTRICT T'UDGE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28