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1. Order | Filed: March 07, 2017 | Entered: March 07, 2017 Gulf Dealers of Connecticut v. Blue Hills Fuels, LLC et al

   Contract: Franchise | Connecticut

   Order Dismissing Case

   ORDER DISMISSING CASE: For purposes of establishing federal diversity jurisdiction, the citizenship of a limited liability company or limited partnership is determined by the citizenship of its members. See Americold Realty Trust v. Conagra Foods, Inc., 136 S. Ct. 1012, 1015 (2016) (discussing the rule as applied to limited partnerships); Handelsman v. Bedford Village Assocs. Ltd. Partnership, 213 F.3d 48, 51-52 (2d Cir. 2000) (discussing the rule as applied to limited liability corporations). In response to the Court's order to show cause (Doc. # 28 ), defendants submitted an affidavit (Doc. # 36 ) indicating that more than one of defendants' members are citizens of the state of Connecticut. Plaintiffs do not dispute this representation, and yesterday emailed the Court to confirm that one of defendants' parent companies is a Connecticut registered corporation. Because at least one plaintiff is also a resident of Connecticut, and in the absence of objection from the parties, this case is therefore DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of complete diversity. See, e.g., Marks Group, LLC v. Schiciano, 2011 WL 6816552, at *4 (D. Conn. 2011).
   Signed by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on 3/7/2017. (Townsend, D.)

2. Minutes | Filed: March 06, 2017 | Entered: March 06, 2017 Gulf Dealers of Connecticut v. Blue Hills Fuels, LLC et al

   Contract: Franchise | Connecticut

   Pre-Filing Conference Status Conference

   Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer: Telephone Status Conference held on 3/6/2017, Status Conference held on 3/6/2017. Total Time: 7 minutes(Court Reporter Diana Huntington.) (Gutierrez, Y.)

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