-LHG HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO. AS SUBROGEE OF SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. et al v. BLAHER'S OFFICE FURNITURE OUTLET, No. 3:2010cv04698 - Document 6 (D.N.J. 2010)

Court Description: OPINION. Signed by Judge Mary L. Cooper on 12/2/10. (lk)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO., a/s/o SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., and SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plaintiffs, v. BLAHER S OFFICE FURNITURE OUTLET, Defendant. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-4698 (MLC) O P I N I O N THE COURT examining jurisdiction sua sponte in this action brought pursuant 28 U.S.C. § ( Section ) 1332 to recover damages for property damage (dkt. entry no. 1, Compl.), see Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(h)(3) (stating court to dismiss complaint if jurisdiction is lacking); and it appearing that jurisdiction is measured against the state of facts that existed at the time of filing , Grupo Dataflux v. Atlas Global Group, 541 U.S. 567, 571 (2004); and the plaintiffs alleging that the plaintiff Hartford Fire Insurance Co. is deemed to be a citizen of Connecticut only (see Compl. at 1); and the plaintiffs further alleging that the plaintiff Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. ( STI ) is a corporation organized . . . under the laws of . . . Delaware, with its principal place of business located [in New Jersey] (id.); and thus STI being deemed to be a citizen of both Delaware and New Jersey, see 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(1); and THE PLAINTIFFS further alleging that the [d]efendant, Blaher s Office Furniture Outlet . . . is a corporation organized . . . under the laws of . . . New Jersey, with its principal place of business located [in New Jersey] (Compl. at 1); and thus it appearing that in view of the plaintiffs allegations, the defendant is deemed to be a citizen of New Jersey, see 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(1); and IT BEING OBVIOUS from the face of the Complaint that the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction here, as STI is not a citizen[] of [a] different State[] in relation to the defendant, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1); and it appearing that complete diversity of citizenship under Section 1332 is a well-settled requirement, see Lincoln Prop. Co. v. Roche, 546 U.S. 81, 89 (2005) (reading the statutory formulation between . . . citizens of different States to require complete diversity between all plaintiffs and all defendants (emphasis added)); Brown v. Francis, 75 F.3d 860, 865 (3d Cir. 1996) (stating same); and it further appearing that subject matter jurisdiction is never waived , Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Yoder, 112 Fed.Appx. 826, 828 (3d Cir. 2004); and THE COURT thus intending to dismiss the Complaint without prejudice to the plaintiffs to recommence the action in state 2 court within thirty days, as the limitations period for the cause of action is tolled by the filing of the federal complaint, see Jaworowski v. Ciasulli, 490 F.3d 331, 333-36 (3d Cir. 2007); Galligan v. Westfield Ctr. Serv., 82 N.J. 188, 191-95 (1980); and for good cause appearing, the Court will issue an appropriate order and judgment. s/ Mary L. Cooper MARY L. COOPER United States District Judge Dated: December 2, 2010 3

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