Filed: Jun. 26, 2019
Latest Update: Jun. 26, 2019
Summary: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE JAMES P. O'HARA , Magistrate Judge . On June 13, 2019, the court entered an order to show cause, instructing the parties to file a joint status report, with affidavits attached, demonstrating the citizenship of each of the parties and showing cause why this case should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction (ECF No. 34). On June 26, 2019, the parties filed their joint status report on citizenship (ECF No. 38). As demonstrated by the response and attached affidavits,
Summary: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE JAMES P. O'HARA , Magistrate Judge . On June 13, 2019, the court entered an order to show cause, instructing the parties to file a joint status report, with affidavits attached, demonstrating the citizenship of each of the parties and showing cause why this case should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction (ECF No. 34). On June 26, 2019, the parties filed their joint status report on citizenship (ECF No. 38). As demonstrated by the response and attached affidavits, t..
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
JAMES P. O'HARA, Magistrate Judge.
On June 13, 2019, the court entered an order to show cause, instructing the parties to file a joint status report, with affidavits attached, demonstrating the citizenship of each of the parties and showing cause why this case should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction (ECF No. 34). On June 26, 2019, the parties filed their joint status report on citizenship (ECF No. 38). As demonstrated by the response and attached affidavits, the parties have clarified the facts relevant to determining subject matter jurisdiction.
DG Retail LLC has one member, a resident of Tennessee. DG Retail LLC's parent company, Dolgencorp of Texas, Inc., is a Kentucky corporation with its principal place of business in Tennessee. It is wholly owned by DG Strategic I, LLC. DG Strategic I, LLC is a Tennessee LLC, wholly owned by DG Promotions, Inc., which is a Tennessee corporation with its principal place of business in Tennessee. DG Promotions, Inc. is wholly owned by Dollar General Corporation, which is a Tennessee corporation with its principal place of business in Tennessee. The court finds that it has subject matter jurisdiction over this case based on these assertions. Accordingly, the court finds that the parties have satisfied their burden of showing why this case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
