Opinion
21 Civ. 2558 (LGS)
11-24-2021
GOKHVAT HOLDINGS LLC, Plaintiff, v. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, et al., Defendants,
ORDER
LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge:
WHEREAS, the Amended Verified Complaint (the “Complaint”) states that “[u]pon information and belief, Defendant U.S. Bank is a corporation and citizen of Ohio” and “[u]pon information and belief, Defendant [Bank of America] is a corporation and citizen of North Carolina, ” Dkt. No. 24.
WHEREAS, for the purposes of subject matter jurisdiction, “a corporation shall be deemed to be a citizen of every State and foreign state by which it has been incorporated and of the State or foreign state where it has its principal place of business, ” 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(1).
WHEREAS, the Complaint does not properly plead jurisdiction because it does not explicitly state Defendants' domicile by specifying for each Defendant its (i) place of incorporation and (ii) principal place of business. It is hereby
ORDERED that, by December 1, 2021, Plaintiff shall file a letter specifying for each Defendant its (i) place of incorporation and (ii) principal place of business.