Hollins v. Walmart, Inc.

2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 3 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 4|| James Hollins, Case No. 2:24-cv-00494-CDS-DJA 5 Plaintiff Ordering Plaintiff to File a Statement of Disclosure V. Walmart, Inc., [ECF No. 6] 8 Defendant 10 Plaintiff James Hollis filed a certificate of interested parties. ECF No. 6. The certificate complies with Local Rule 7.1; however, it does not comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12||7.1(a)(2).

13 Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, as amended in December 2022, requires that when an action is removed to federal court on the basis of diversity under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), each party must file 15|| a disclosure statement as to its own citizenship. The disclosure statement “must name—and 16|| identify the citizenship of —every individual or entity whose citizenship is attributed to that party.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(2).

18 For diversity purposes, a natural person must be a citizen of the United States and 19|| domiciled in a particular state. Kantor v. Wellesley Galleries, Ltd., 704 F.2d 1088, 1090 (9th Cir. 1983).

20]| A person’s domicile is their permanent home, where he or she resides with the intention to remain or to which he or she intends to return. Kanter v. Warner-Lambert Co., 265 F.3d 853, 857 (9th Cir. 2001); see also Lew v. Moss, 797 F.2d 747, 749 (9th Cir. 1986).

23 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Hollis file a disclosure statement that complies with Rule 7.1(a)(2) no later than April 5, 2024. / 25 Dated: March 25, 2024 Lf 26 ZL 6).

Cristina. Silva Unyeyae District Judge /