Mary Crawford v. Keith Harris and NFI Interactive Logistics LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION MARY CRAWFORD, Plaintiff, Vv. Case No. 6:26-cv-106-JA-NWH KEITH HARRIS and NFI INTERACTIVE LOGISTICS LLC, Defendants.

ORDER This case is before the Court on review of the Amended Notice of Removal (Doc. 9) and Disclosure Statement (Doc. 11) filed by Defendant NFI Interactive Logistics LLC (NFT).

In the Amended Notice of Removal (Doc. 9), NFI asserts that it is a “New Jersey corporation.” (Doc. 9 at 5-6). NFI attached Sunbiz records to the amended notice of removal that purportedly support this assertion. (Docs. 9-5 & 9-6). But these records indicate that, consistent with its name—NFI Interactive Logistics LLC—NEF1 is a limited liability company, not a corporation. (See Doc. 9-5 at 1; Doc. 9-6 at 1).

NFTs amended notice of removal and its disclosure statement assert that NFI “is a citizen of New Jersey by virtue of being organized under the laws of New Jersey with its principal place of business in Camden, New Jersey.” (Doc.

11 at 2; see also Doc. 9 { 11). But the citizenship of a limited liability company is determined not by the company’s place of organization or principal place of business but by the citizenship of each of its members. See Rolling Greens MHP, L.P. v. Comcast SCH Holdings, L.L.C., 374 F.3d 1020, 1022 (11th Cir. 2004); see also Purchasing Power, LLC v. Bluestem Brands, Inc., 851 F.3d 1218 (11th Cir. 2017). In order to establish its citizenship—and so that the Court can determine whether it has subject-matter jurisdiction over this case—NFI must list each of its members and the citizenship of each of those members. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(2) (requiring that parties in diversity cases file a disclosure statement that “name[s]—and identiffies] the citizenship of—every individual or entity whose citizenship is attributed to that party”).

Additionally, NFI has been sued as—and identifies itself in its filings as— “NFI Interactive Logistics LLC d/b/a National Freight Inc.” The Court is not familiar with “doing business as” entities having a corporate designation in their name and is concerned that there may be a corporation involved in this case that is the real party in interest.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that no later than February 5, 2026, NFI shall file an amended disclosure statement and a second amended notice of removal that identify each of its members and the citizenship of each member.

Additionally, NFI shall explain whether “National Freight Inc.” is solely a “doing business as” name or is a corporation. If National Freight Inc. is indeed a corporation, NFI shall explain NFI’s relationship to National Freight Inc. and identify the citizenship of National Freight Inc. by stating the state(s) of its incorporation and the place of its principal place of business. Failure of NFI to establish this Court’s subject-matter jurisdiction on this third attempt may result in remand of this case to the state court from which it was removed.

DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida, on January 2 13026) JOH □□ ANTOON II United States District Judge Copies furnished to: Counsel of Record Unrepresented Parties