Opinion
14 Cv. 6306 (JGK)
09-24-2014
BENTLEY LABORATORIES LLC, Plaintiff, v. TPR HOLDINGS LLC, Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
:
The defendant alleges diversity jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The complaint describes the plaintiff as a limited liability company. The defendant also appears to be designated as a limited liability company. The defendant's notice of removal contains no further information about each party's citizenship. A limited liability company has the citizenship of each of its members for the purposes of diversity jurisdiction. See Handelsman v. Bedford Vill. Assocs. Ltd. P'ship, 213 F.3d 48, 51-52 (2d Cir. 2000). The parties should therefore advise the Court as soon as possible as to the citizenship of each of the members of their own respective limited liability companies.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: New York, New York
September 24, 2014
/s/_________
John G. Koeltl
United States District Judge