R M P PROPERTIES OF VALDOSTA, LLC v. HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO, ET AL

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT DIVISION R M P PROPERTIES OF VALDOSTA, LLC CIVIL ACTION NO. 26-cv-962 VERSUS JUDGE VAN HOOK HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO, ET MAGISTRATE JUDGE HORNSBY AL

MEMORANDUM ORDER Plaintiff RMP Properties of Valdosta, LLC filed its Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement (Doc. 9) and alleged that it is a Louisiana limited liability company “solely owned by” Manojkumar Patel, who is domiciled in Georgia. The citizenship of an LLC is determined by the citizenship of all of its members, with its state of organization or principal place of business being irrelevant. Harvey v. Grey Wolf Drilling Co., 542 F.3d 1077 (5th Cir. 2008). “A party seeking to establish diversity jurisdiction must specifically allege the citizenship of every member of every LLC or partnership involved in a litigation.” Settlement Funding, L.L.C. v. Rapid Settlements, Ltd., 851 F.3d 530, 536 (5th Cir. 2017). An allegation that an LLC is “solely owned” by someone is not enough to allege citizenship with specificity. The party must set forth the members of the LLC, which may be different from owners in some states. SXSW, L.L.C. v. Fed. Ins. Co., 83 F.4th 405, 408 (5th Cir. 2023).

Plaintiff must file, no later than April 8, 2026, an amended Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement that clarifies whether Manojkumar Patel is its sole member. If he is not, the statement must set forth all of Plaintiff's members and their citizenship.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Shreveport, Louisiana, this Ist day of April, 2026.

Mark L. Hornsby U.S. Magistrate Judge Page 2 of 2