Seagrape Investors LLC v. Tuzman
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-07517
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Seagrape Investors LLC v. Tuzman, Judge Ronnie Abrams required citizenship details to support federal jurisdiction before the case could continue.
Seagrape Investors LLC and the defendants in the action. Seagrape was required to provide complete party-citizenship information or face dismissal for lack of jurisdiction.
What happened
In Seagrape Investors LLC v. Tuzman, the court found that the complaint did not provide enough information to establish federal jurisdiction based on the parties’ citizenship. The court did not decide the underlying dispute.
The complaint identified some entities’ locations or jurisdictions but did not identify all required information. Missing details included the members of Seagrape Investors LLC and KIT Capital (Nevis) LLC, the partners of Obra Pia (US) Feeder, LP, and the principal places of business of several corporations.
The court ordered Seagrape to tell the court by August 26, 2025, whether it could provide the missing information. If it could, Seagrape would have until September 2, 2025, to file an amended complaint; otherwise, the action would be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that, absent an objection, the defendants’ pending motion to dismiss would apply to the amended complaint.
The detailed version
- Seagrape Investors LLC v. Tuzman · No. 1:21-cv-07517
- Ronnie Abrams
- Aug. 21, 2025
Background
The court noted that the complaint did not specify the full citizenship of every party, as required to establish diversity jurisdiction—a form of federal jurisdiction based on the parties’ citizenship. The court identified missing information concerning the members of Seagrape Investors LLC, the members of KIT Capital (Nevis) LLC, the partners of Obra Pia (US) Feeder, LP, and the principal places of business of several corporations.
The complaint stated that Seagrape had a place of business but did not identify the citizenship of its members. It stated that Kaleil Isaza Tuzman owned KIT Capital without clarifying whether that entity had other members. It identified Obra Pia (US) Feeder, LP as a British Virgin Islands limited partnership without identifying all of its partners. It also did not identify the principal places of business for Obra Pia Management, GP, Ltd. and Obra Pia Ltd. Surcusal Colombia.
Court’s Action
The court ruled that Seagrape’s complaint was insufficient to sustain diversity jurisdiction. It ordered Seagrape to notify the court no later than August 26, 2025, whether it could provide the citizenship of all relevant parties. If Seagrape could do so, the court would allow it until September 2, 2025, to file an amended complaint specifying those citizenships. The court stated that otherwise the action would be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
The court also stated that, unless a party objected, the defendants’ pending motion to dismiss would be treated as applying equally to any forthcoming amended complaint. The order did not decide that motion or the underlying dispute.
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