Opinion
2:23-cv-01452-JAD-NJK
10-02-2023
OSCAR WILFREDO DE LEON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JAMES L. ROBINSON, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
Nancy J. Koppe United States Magistrate Judge
This case was initiated in this Court on diversity grounds. See Docket No. 1. On two separate instances the Court ordered Plaintiffs to file an amended certificate of interested parties to fully identify the citizenship of every individual and entity attributed to them. See Docket Nos. 11, 12. To date, Plaintiffs fail to fully identify the citizenship of any Plaintiff for the purpose of diversity jurisdiction. See Docket Nos. 10, 13.
The Court expects parties practicing before it to practice competently. To assist federal courts in ensuring that diversity jurisdiction exists, the disclosure statement filed by each party “must name and identify the citizenship of every individual or entity whose citizenship is attributed to that party.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 7.1(a)(2). “An individual is a citizen of the state in which he is domiciled; domicile is determined by an individual's 1) residence in a state, and 2) his intent to remain indefinitely.” Boon v. Allstate Ins. Co., 229 F.Supp.2d 1016, 1019 (C.D. Cal. 2002) (citing Kanter v. Warner-Lambert Co., 265 F.3d 853, 857 (9th Cir. 2001)). Here, Plaintiffs' amended certificate of interested parties fails to fully identify citizenship attributed to any Plaintiff. See Docket No. 13.
This federal rule became effective on December 1, 2022.
Accordingly, Plaintiffs must file an amended certificate of interested parties by October 6, 2023, fully identifying the citizenship of every individual and entity attributed to them. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER MAY RESULT IN THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
IT IS SO ORDERED.