Hadrian Equities Partners, LLC v. SCWORX Corporation
- Rochon
- 1:22-cv-07096
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Hadrian Equities Partners v. SCWORX, Judge Rochon required jurisdictional details, directed service of the amended complaint, and required a sanctions-motion update.
The plaintiffs, Hadrian Equities Partners, LLC and the other listed plaintiffs, had to serve the amended complaint and provide additional information about diversity jurisdiction. SCWORX Corporation could oppose that jurisdictional submission and had to report whether it was withdrawing its sanctions motion.
What happened
In Hadrian Equities Partners, LLC v. SCWORX Corporation, the court found that the amended complaint did not provide enough citizenship information to establish federal subject-matter jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship.
The court directed the plaintiffs to serve SCWORX Corporation with the amended complaint and file proof of service. It also ordered the plaintiffs to explain the basis for subject-matter jurisdiction, including the citizenship of Hadrian Equities Partners, LLC’s members and the trust type and citizenship of the Philltp W. Caprio, Jr. 2007 Irrevocable Trust. SCWORX Corporation could file an opposition, and it had to state whether it was withdrawing its sanctions motion.
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued the November 30, 2022 order. The order required the filings and service steps but did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Hadrian Equities Partners, LLC v. SCWORX Corporation · No. 1:22-cv-07096
- Rochon
- Nov. 30, 2022
Background
The order followed a conference held on November 30, 2022. The court stated that the amended complaint did not provide sufficient citizenship information to establish subject-matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), the federal diversity-jurisdiction statute.
Court’s directives
The court directed the plaintiffs to promptly serve SCWORX Corporation with the amended complaint and file proof of service on the docket under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m).
The court ordered the plaintiffs, by December 7, 2022, to explain in no more than five pages the basis for subject-matter jurisdiction. The explanation had to include the citizenship of the members of Hadrian Equities Partners, LLC and the type of trust and citizenship, for diversity-jurisdiction purposes, of the Philltp W. Caprio, Jr. 2007 Irrevocable Trust.
SCWORX Corporation could file an opposition letter of no more than five pages by December 14, 2022. Separately, the court ordered SCWORX Corporation to file a letter by December 6, 2022, stating whether it was withdrawing its motion for sanctions, identified as ECF No. 11.
Disposition
The order imposed service and jurisdictional-information requirements and required an update about the sanctions motion. It did not resolve the merits of the parties’ claims or determine whether subject-matter jurisdiction ultimately exists.
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