Monroe Staffing Services, LLC v. Whitaker
- George Daniels
- 1:20-cv-01716
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Monroe Staffing Services v. Whitaker: Judge Moses ordered Monroe to disclose its members’ citizenship in an amended diversity statement.
Monroe Staffing Services, LLC, which must identify each of its members and disclose their citizenship in an amended Rule 7.1 Statement.
What happened
In Monroe Staffing Services, LLC and Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. v. Pamela D. Whitaker, the court ordered plaintiff Monroe Staffing Services, LLC to file an amended statement about the parties’ citizenship for diversity jurisdiction.
The court required Monroe to identify every member of the limited liability company and disclose each member’s citizenship. It explained that an LLC’s citizenship is based on the citizenship of each member, and that an individual’s citizenship depends on domicile.
Judge Barbara Moses required the amended statement by May 19, 2023. The order addressed the required jurisdictional disclosure and did not decide the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Monroe Staffing Services, LLC v. Whitaker · No. 1:20-cv-01716
- George Daniels
- May 16, 2023
Background
Monroe Staffing Services, LLC and Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. are plaintiffs in the case against Pamela D. Whitaker. The order concerns Monroe’s Rule 7.1 Statement, a filing used to provide information relevant to federal court jurisdiction.
What the Court Required
The court ordered Monroe to file an amended Rule 7.1 Statement no later than May 19, 2023. Monroe must identify each member of the LLC and disclose that member’s citizenship.
The order stated that an LLC has the citizenship of each of its members. It also stated that an individual’s citizenship for purposes of the diversity statute is determined by the person’s domicile.
Ruling and Effect
Judge Barbara Moses issued an order requiring the amended jurisdictional disclosure. The opinion does not decide the merits of the dispute between the parties or state any further disposition of the case.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.