Legal Opinion
Harvey v. Grey Wolf Drilling Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 15, 2008No. 07-31106PublishedCited by 630 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKS, District Judge:
This appeal presents an issue of first impression in this circuit: whether, for purposes of federal diversity jurisdiction, a limited liability company (“LLC”) is a citizen of the state where it is organized or is a citizen of the states of which its members are citizens. The district court held that 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c), which governs citizenship for corporations, should be interpreted to include LLCs such that LLCs would share the characteristics of a corporation for purposes of diversity analysis. Based on this approach, the district court held that complete diversity…
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