Ford v. Empress Ambulance Service LLC d/b/a Empress EMS

District Court, S.D. New York

Ford v. Empress Ambulance Service LLC d/b/a Empress EMS

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK nnne nn eee meee ene ne ene ee erence KAVON FORD, : 22 Civ. 8679 (PAE) Plaintiff, : ORDER, ~V~ EMPRESS AMBULANCE SERVICE LLC, Defendant.

PAUL A, ENGELMAYER, District Judge: On October 17, 2022, the Court directed Plaintiff Kavon Ford to amend his pleading to allege the citizenship of each constituent person or entity of Empress Ambulance Service LLC. See Dkt. 5; Handelsman v. Bedford Village Associates Ltd. Partnership,

213 F.3d 48, 51-52

(2d Cir. 2000) (citing Cosgrove v,. Bartolotta,

150 F.3d 729, 731

(7th Cir, 1998)); Strother v. Harte,

171 F. Supp. 2d 203, 205

(S.D.N.Y. 2001) (“For purposes of diversity jurisdiction, a limited liability company has the citizenship of each of its members.”). On October 20, 2022, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, Dkt. 6, but it still does not allege facts as to (1) the citizenship of natural persons who are members of the limited liability company and (2) the place of incorporation and principal place of business of any corporate entities who are members of the limited liability company. See id; Dit. 6. Plaintiff shall submit a letter to the Court detailing the citizenship of each constituent person or entity of the LLC by October 24, 2022, or the Court will dismiss the action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. See Curley v. Brignoli, Curley & Roberts Assoc.,

915 F.2d 81, 83

(2d Cir. 1990) (“[S]ubject matter jurisdiction is an unwaivable sine qua non for the exercise of federal judicial power.”).

Paul A. Engelmayer ‘ United States District Judge Dated: October 20, 2022 New York, New York

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