Opinion
No. CV 11-1707-PHX-JAT.
November 3, 2011
ORDER
"Inquiring whether the court has jurisdiction is a federal judge's first duty in every case." Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place, L.L.C., 350 F.3d 691, 693 (7th Cir. 2003). In this case, in their joint proposed case management plan (Doc. 67) the parties agree that this Court has jurisdiction based on diversity. However, the parties fail to allege sufficient facts to establish the citizenship of each party.
Specifically, the parties allege that DJO, LLC is a corporation; however, limited liability companies are not corporations. See Johnson v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, L.P., 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006). Thus, Plaintiff who is the party asserting jurisdiction and therefore the party with the burden of pleading jurisdiction, see Lew v. Moss, 797 F.2d 747, 749 (9th Cir. 1986), shall be required to supplement the jurisdictional statement as set forth below. IT IS ORDERED that by November 21, 2011, Plaintiff shall file a supplement to the joint proposed case management plan properly alleging federal subject matter jurisdiction, or this case will be dismissed without prejudice for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction.