Sun Nuclear Corporation v. Xcision Medical Systems, LLC

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Sun Nuclear Corporation v. Xcision Medical Systems, LLC

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION SUN NUCLEAR CORPORATION, Plaintiff, Vv. Case No. 6:25-cev-778-J A-LHP XCISION MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC, Defendant.

ORDER This case is before the Court on review of the Amended Complaints (Docs. 6 & 7). Plaintiff filed its initial Complaint (Doc. 1) on May 2, 2025. But because Plaintiff asserted diversity jurisdiction under

28 U.S.C. § 13832

but did not properly identify the citizenship of Defendant, Xcision Medical Systems, LLC, the Court dismissed the Complaint without prejudice. (Order, Doc. 3). Rather than provide information about the members of Defendant, the Complaint merely alleged that Defendant was, “upon information and belief, a Maryland limited liability company that is duly organized with its principal place of business in Maryland.” (Doc. 1 { 2). The Court noted that allegations based only on “information and belief’ are not sufficient to establish citizenship and required Plaintiff to file an amended complaint no later than May 16, 2025, “that

identifies Defendant’s member(s) and their citizenship(s)” so that the Court could determine whether it has subject-matter jurisdiction over this case. (See Order, Doc. 3, at 2). On May 15, Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint (Doc. 6) in which it alleged that “Defendant is, upon information and belief, a .. . limited lability company ... whose members are not citizens of Florida.” (Doc. 6 { 2). And on May 16, Plaintiff filed another document titled “Amended Complaint” (Doc. 7) that describes Defendant as a limited liability company “whose sole member is not a citizen of Florida.” (Doc. 7 { 2). In neither of these Amended Complaints did Plaintiff “identif[y] Defendant’s member(s) and their citizenship(s)” as previously ordered. (See Order, Doc. 3, at 2). And negative allegations of citizenship—that is, stating which state(s) a party is not a citizen of—are not sufficient; identification of the identities and citizenships of all of an LLC’s members is required for the Court

to assess its jurisdiction. See generally Purchasing Power, LLC Bluestem Brands, Inc.,

851 F.3d 1218

(11th Cir. 2017); CityPlace Retail, LLC v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Tr. for the Registered Holders of Credit Suisse First Boston Mortg. Sec. Corp., Com. Mortg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007 C1, No. 20-11748,

2021 WL 3486168

(11th Cir. July 15, 2021). Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows: 1. The Amended Complaints (Docs. 6 & 7) are DISMISSED without

prejudice for failure to sufficiently plead a basis for this Court’s subject-matter jurisdiction. 2. Plaintiff will be granted one further opportunity to establish diversity jurisdiction. No later than May 30, 2025, Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint that identifies Defendant's member(s) and_ their citizenship(s). Failure to do so will result in dismissal of this action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. DONE and ORDERED on May AG, 2025.

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