United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 23-2974 FULL CIRCLE VILLAGEBROOK GP, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PROTECH 2004-D, LLC, et al., Defendants-Appellees. ____________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 1:20-cv-07713 — Mary M. Rowland, Judge. ____________________

ARGUED SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 — DECIDED OCTOBER 16, 2024 ____________________

Before RIPPLE, SCUDDER, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges. RIPPLE, Circuit Judge. Invoking the diversity jurisdiction of the district court, 1 Full Circle Villagebrook GP, LLC (“Full Circle”) brought this action against Protech 2004-D, LLC (“Protech”) and AMTAX Holdings 436, LLC (“AMTAX”) (re- ferred to collectively as “Limited Partners”), as well as Alden

1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). 2