Watson v. S.G.M., Ltd.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SAFFELS, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The parties agree on all the relevant facts for purposes of this motion; the only issue concerns which line of authority to follow in determining the citizenship of a limited partnership. If the citizenship of all partners, both limited and general, is to be considered, then diversity is lacking and the case must be dismissed. If the court considers only the general partner’s citizenship for purposes of diversity, subject matter jurisdiction…