Allard Blaine Properties L L C v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co ( 2023 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAKE CHARLES DIVISION ALLARD BLAINE PROPERTIES LLC : DOCKET NO. 2:23-cv-00423 VERSUS : JUDGE JAMES D. CAIN, JR. SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE CO : MAGISTRATE JUDGE KAY NOTICE AND ORDER Plaintiff Allard Blaine Properties, LLC filed a Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement [doc. 9] into the record. After review of the document, we find that Allard Blaine Properties, LLC has failed to adequately allege its citizenship for purposes of diversity Jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. For diversity purposes, a limited liability company’s citizenship is determined by the citizenship of all its members, with its state of incorporation and principal place of business being irrelevant. Harvey v. Grey Wolf Drilling Co., 542 F.3d 1077 (Sth Cir. 2008). Instead of listing the citizenship of all its members, Allard Blaine Properties, LLC listed its state of incorporation and principal place of business. Doc. 9. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, on or before October 19, 2023, Allard Blaine Properties, LLC is to amend its Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement [doc. 9] to use the proper method to allege its citizenship, i.e., the citizenship of all its members. THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Chambers this 17" day of October, 2023. THLEEN UNITED STATES MAGIS TE JUDGE