Century Surety Company v. Lion Real Estate Group, LLC d/b/a Avery Apartments

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION CENTURY SURETY COMPANY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 3:25-cv-00232 ) LION REAL ESTATE GROUP, LLC ) d/b/a AVERY APARTMENTS, ) ) Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The Declaratory Judgment Act—28 U.S.C. § 2201—permits courts to declare the rights of interested parties, but only when subject matter jurisdiction independently exists. That means, for diversity cases, complete diversity of citizenship and an amount in controversy exceeding $75,000. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Here, Century Surety Company (“Century”) seeks a…