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7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
8 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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10 JUDY SOLOMON,
Case No. 21-cv-03227-NC
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
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DISMISSED
13 GOOGLE LLC,
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Plaintiff Judy Solomon filed a complaint against Defendant Google LLC on April
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30, 2021. ECF 1. In her complaint, Solomon alleges that the Court has subject matter
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jurisdiction based on diversity jurisdiction, under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2). Id. at ¶ 24.
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However, in reaching this conclusion, Solomon incorrectly applied the corporation
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citizenship test to Google, a limited liability company. Id. at ¶ 23. LLCs are treated like
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partnerships for the purposes of diversity jurisdiction. See Johnson v. Columbia Props.
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Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006). As such, Solomon should have listed
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the citizenship of all of Google’s members, and then evaluated diversity. See 15A Moore’s
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Federal Practice - Civil § 102.57 (2020).
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Accordingly, the Court ORDERS Solomon to show cause in writing why this case
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should not be dismissed by May 17, 2021. Google’s response is due May 24, 2021.
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NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
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