Opinion
22-CV-10329 (VEC)
12-09-2022
ROBERT SCOT BUILDING VENTURE LLC; and RSBV PATHWAY LLC, Plaintiffs, v. CREATIVE WEALTH MEDIA FINANCE CORP and JASON CLOTH, Defendants.
ORDER
VALERIE CAPRONI, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE:
WHEREAS on December 7, 2022, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint against Defendants, Compl., Dkt. 6;
WHEREAS Plaintiff alleges that this Court's subject matter jurisdiction in this matter is premised on diversity, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(2), id. ¶ 10;
WHEREAS Plaintiff alleges “upon information and belief” that Defendant Cloth “is an individual residing in Ontario, Canada and transacting business in the State of New York,” id. ¶ 9;
WHEREAS “United States citizens who are domiciled abroad are neither citizens of any state of the United States nor citizens or subjects of a foreign state,” and thus § 1332(a) does not provide diversty “jurisdiction over a suit to which such persons are parties,” Cresswell v. Sullivan & Cromwell, 922 F.2d 60, 68 (2d Cir. 1990);
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that by no later than Tuesday, December 13, 2022, Plaintiff must file an amended complaint that alleges the citizenship of Defendant Cloth or the complaint will be dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
SO ORDERED.