Westchester Fire Insurance Company v. Solar OpCo, LLC

District Court, S.D. New York

Westchester Fire Insurance Company v. Solar OpCo, LLC

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------- X : WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE : COMPANY, : ORDER DISMISSING : COMPLAINT FOR LACK OF Plaintiff, : JURISDICTION -against- : : 21 Civ. 6232 (AKH) SOLAR OPCO, LLC, SOLAR LEASING, LLC, : f/k/a BRIGHTERGY, LLC, and : BRIGHTERGYSAVINGS 1, LLC, : : Defendants. : -------------------------------------------------------------- X ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN, U.S.D.J.: Plaintiff Westchester Fire Insurance Company, a corporation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, sues Defendants, Solar Opco, LLC; Solar Leasing, LLC, formerly known as Brightergy LLC; and BrightergySavings 1, LLC. See Complaint ¶¶ 4–7, ECF No. 1. The alleged jurisdictional basis is diversity of citizenship, pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 1332

.

Id. ¶ 1

. Limited liability companies are deemed to be citizens of all the states in which their constituents are citizens. See Handelsman v. Bedford Vill. Assocs. Ltd. P’ship,

213 F.3d 48

, 51 (2d Cir. 2000) (citing Carden v. Arkoma Assocs.,

494 U.S. 185

(1990)); see also Americold Realty Trust v. Conagra Foods, Inc.,

136 S. Ct. 1012, 1014

(2016) (“While humans and corporations can assert their own citizenship, other entities take the citizenship of their members.”). Plaintiff has failed to identify the members of the limited liability company and allege their citizenship. The complaint is dismissed, with leave to replead an adequate basis of diverse citizenship no later than 30 days from this order. SO ORDERED. Dated: October 26, 2021 _____ /s/ Alvin K. Hellerstein ____ New York, New York ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN United States District Judge

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