Browne v. Hello Products LLC
Browne v. Hello Products LLC
Trial Court Opinion
USDC SDNY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOCUMENT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ELECTRONICALLY FILED DAMANY BROWNE, individually and on behalf of all DOC similarly situated persons, DATE FILED: __7/15/2025__ Plaintiff, -against- 25 Civ. 5698 (AT) HELLO PRODUCTS LLC, a Delaware limited liability ORDER company, Defendant. ANALISA TORRES, District Judge: Plaintiff, Damany Browne, brings this putative class action invoking subject matter jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act,
28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2). See ECF No. 5 § 10. If Defendant, Hello Products LLC, is a limited liability company as its name implies and the complaint alleges, then the complaint must allege the citizenship of each of the natural persons, and the place of incorporation and principal place of business of any corporate entities, who are members of the limited liability company. See Handelsman v. Bedford Vill. Assocs. Ltd. P’ship,
213 F.3d 48, 51-52 (2d Cir. 2000); see also Bayerische Landesbank, N.Y. Branch vy. Aladdin Cap. Mgmt. LLC,
692 F.3d 42, 49(2d Cir. 2012) (“[A] limited liability company . . . takes the citizenship of each of its members.”). Accordingly, by July 29, 2025, Plaintiff shall amend his complaint to allege the citizenship of each of Defendant’s members or otherwise file a status letter. Plaintiffis advised that failure to properly allege subject matter jurisdiction may be grounds for sua sponte dismissal. SO ORDERED. Dated: July 15, 2025 New York, New York
ANALISA TORRES United States District Judge
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