Walton v. Ethicon, Inc.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Walton v. Ethicon, Inc.

Trial Court Opinion

ELECTRONICALLY FILE DOC #: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DATE FILED: □□□□□□□□□□ SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK wenn eee KX JAMES WALTON, : Plaintiff, : -against- : : 21-CV-8633 (VEC) ETHICON, INC., ETHICON US LLC, ETHICON : ORDER LLC, ETHICON LTD., J&J ETHICON INC., : JOHNSON & JOHNSON, : Defendants. : wenn eee KX VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge: WHEREAS on October 21, 2021, Plaintiff filed a Complaint against five Defendants, including Ethicon US LLC and Ethicon LLC, Compl., Dkt. 1; WHEREAS Plaintiff alleges that jurisdiction in this matter is premised on diversity, id. 4] 10; WHEREAS “a limited liability company has the citizenship of its members,” see Jean-Louis v. Carrington Mortg. Servs., LLC,

849 F. App’x 296

, 298 (2d Cir. 2021); and WHEREAS the Complaint made no allegations as to the members of Ethicon US LLC and Ethicon LLC; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that by no later than Friday, November 5, 2021, Plaintiff must provide additional information to the Court to establish diversity jurisdiction. If any member of Ethicon US LLC or Ethicon LLC is themselves an LLC, Plaintiff must provide information about the members of that LLC. SO ORDERED. . -

Date: October 26, 2021 VALERIE CAPRONI New York, New York United States District Judge

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