This order is another example of a District Court’s sua sponte examination of its subject matter jurisdiction. The citizenship of a limited liability company is determined by the citizenship of its members. Slip op. at 1. The limited liability company plaintiff in this case cited its Delaware origin and Connecticut place of business, but it did not address the citizenship of its members. Id. On the defendants’ side, several Texas citizens were parties to the case. The District Court therefore ordered that the plaintiff “show cause in writing that none of its members are citizens of Texas.” Id. at 2 (bold omitted).
