Spring Knitwear PTE LTD v. Pacific Alliance USA, Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York

Spring Knitwear PTE LTD v. Pacific Alliance USA, Inc.

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------- X : SPRING KNITWEAR PTE LTD, : : ORDER Plaintiff, : -against- : 20 Civ. 8938 (AKH) : PACIFIC ALLIANCE USA, INC. and GBG USA : INC., : : Defendants. : : : -------------------------------------------------------------- X

ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN, U.S.D.J.: I decline to grant the motion for default judgment because of my concern for the court’s subject matter jurisdiction. Competent proof and briefing should be supplied showing that a private limited company under Singapore law is the equivalent of a corporation, and not a limited liability company which has the citizenship of all its owners. See Newman–Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo–Larrain,

490 U.S. 826, 828

(1989); Bayerische Landesbank, New York Branch v. Aladdin Capital Mgmt. LLC,

692 F.3d 42, 49

(2d Cir. 2012), Century Metal Recycling, Pvt. Ltd. v. Dacon Logistics, LLC,

2013 WL 5929816

at *3 (D.Conn. Nov. 4, 2013). Plaintiff has until March 15, 2021, to file such a showing, or the complaint will be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

SO ORDERED. Dated: February 21, 2021 /s/ New York, New York ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN United States District Judge

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