ORDER1

SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court upon sua sponte review of the Class Action Complaint (Doc. #1) filed on October 18, 2016. Eliajalyn Nazario (Nazario) brings this case against Defendants based upon diversity jurisdiction. Claims properly brought in federal court pursuant to diversity jurisdiction contain matters where the parties are completely diverse with regard to citizenship and where the amount in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000, exclusive of interest and costs. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a); Morrison v. Allstate Indem. Co., 228 F.3d 1255, 1261 (11th Cir. 2000). In an action filed directly in federal court, plaintiff bears the burden of adequately pleading, and ultimately proving, jurisdiction. King v. Cessna Aircraft Co., 505 F.3d 1160, 1171 (11th Cir. 2007). Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction and are obligated to inquire about jurisdiction sua sponte whenever it may be lacking. See Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994); Univ. of S. Ala. v. Am. Tobacco Co., 168 F.3d 405, 410 (11th Cir. 1999) (citations omitted). A class action can be maintained only if it complies with the requirements of the jurisdictional statute under which it is brought.2 7A Charles Alan Wright, Arthur R. Miller & Mary Kay Kane, Federal Practice and Procedure § 1755 (Civil 3d 2005).

Here, Nazario failed to properly indicate Defendant Prime Healthcare Services-Lehigh Acres, LLC's citizenship. Instead, Plaintiff merely states Defendant "is a for profit agency with its principal place of business at 3300 Guasti Road, 3rd Floor, Ontario, CA 91761." (Doc. #1, at ¶7). A limited liability company is a citizen of every state in which one of its members is located. Moreno v. Breitburn Florida, LLC, No. 2:09-cv-566-FtM-29DNF, 2011 WL 2293124, at *1 (M.D. Fla. June 9, 2011) (citing Rolling Greens MHP, L.P. v. Comcast SCH Holdings, LLC, 374 F.3d 1020 (11th Cir. 2004)). Here, it appears Plaintiff has relied on the citizenship requirements for a corporation instead. After all, the members of the LLC and their respective locations are not disclosed in the Complaint.

In addition, allegations regarding Defendant Professional Account Services, Inc.'s (Professional) citizenship are ambiguous. That is, Plaintiff alleges Professional "is a collection agency with its principal place of business at 4000 Meridian Blvd, Franklin, TN 37067." (Doc. #1, at ¶6). A corporation is a citizen of both the state of its incorporation and the state where it has its principal place of business. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(1). Here, Plaintiff fails to plead Professional's state of incorporation.

The Court is currently not satisfied that it has federal jurisdiction to facilitate this case. The Court will dismiss the complaint without prejudice but allow Nazario to file an amended complaint that properly alleges the Court's jurisdiction.

Accordingly, it is now

ORDERED:

The Class Action Complaint (Doc. #1) is DISMISSED without prejudice. Plaintiff Eliajalyn Nazario may file an amended complaint that properly alleges federal jurisdiction no later than November 4, 2016. Failure to timely file an amended complaint will result in this matter being closed.

DONE and ORDERED.