Miller Tubular Properties, LLC v. MI, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT DIVISION MILLER TUBULAR PROPERTIES, LLC CIVIL ACTION NO. 26-cv-1047 VERSUS JUDGE S. MAURICE HICKS, JR. MI, LLC MAGISTRATE JUDGE HORNSBY MEMORANDUM ORDER Plaintiff Miller Tubular Properties, LLC filed a Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement (Doc. 12) and alleged that itis an LLC. The citizenship of an LLC is determined by the citizenship of all of its members. Miller Tubular alleged in its disclosure statement that its members are Michael Miller and Blair Miller, who are “residents of Bossier Parish.”

But it is domicile rather than mere residency that decides citizenship for diversity purposes, and an allegation of residency alone does not satisfy the requirement of an allegation of citizenship. Midcap Media Finance, LLC v. Pathway Data, Inc., 929 F.3d 310, 313 (Sth Cir. 2019). Miller Tubular is directed to file an Amended Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement by April 27, 2026 and allege the domicile of its two individual members.

The notice of removal alleges facts that indicate the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000, and defendant MI’s disclosure statement indicates that it is a citizen of Texas. If Miller Tubular confirms that it is a citizen of Louisiana, then the court will enter a preliminary finding that subject matter jurisdiction exists.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Shreveport, Louisiana, this 20th day of April, 2026.

Mark L. Hornsby