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Title: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Choosing a Trial Court


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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Choosing a Trial Court


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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKPJ Long-Arm Statutes
Personal Jurisdiction
Power
Process
Constitutional Limits
State Authorization

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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKPJ Long-Arm Statutes
Constitutional Limits
Limits of State Authorization
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Constitutional Limits Long-Arm Statutes
  • Constitution controls outer limits
  • State choices
  • Statutory limits constitutional limits
  • Explicitly (CA - p. 191)
  • Through statutory interpretation (MI p. 196, note
    3c)
  • Statutory limits lt constitutional limits
  • N.Y. p. 194
  • Statutory limits w/out regard to const. limits
  • Risk invalid if too broad

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SKILLS READING STATUTES The Florida Long-arm
Statute
  • A defendant who is
  • Engaged in substantial
  • And not isolated
  • Activity within the state
  • Whether such activity is wholly
  • Intrastate
  • Interstate
  • Or otherwise
  • Is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of
    this state
  • Whether or not the claim arises from that
    activity

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SKILLS READING CASESBasic Case Reading
  • Gibbons v. Brown, p. 192
  • Case briefing
  • Use of Prior Litigation category
  • Lawsuit 1 Gibbons v. Brown (FL)
  • What if
  • Mr. Brown filed counterclaim?

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SKILLS READING CASESRule Choice
  • Lawsuit 2 Brown v. Gibbons
  • Rule Choice Options
  • Ms. Browns argument?
  • Ms. Gibbons argument?

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SKILLS READING CASESLegally Significant Facts
  • Gibbons v. Brown, p. 192
  • Legally Significant Facts
  • Ms. Browns argument?
  • Ms. Gibbons argument?

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Long-arm Statutes
  • Is the Florida long-arm statute redundant?
  • What if
  • California style statute? (p. 191, bottom)

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TAKEAWAYSLong-arm Statutes
  • Conceptual framework
  • Additional reqt besides Constitution
  • Statute Reading

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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Choosing a Trial Court


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SKILLS READING STATUTES Federal Venue
Requirements
  • 28 U.S.C. 1391
  • Problem Set
  • Method(MAP)
  • Varies w/
  • basis for SMJ
  • gt1 def, different states
  • Ambiguity (MAP)
  • substantial part of events
  • Facts Recognize state your assumptions
  • Breach of k means diversity jurisdiction
  • Indiv. v. corp.

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BLACK LETTER LAW Venue Requirements
  • Obj. to venue
  • Waivable
  • No constitution aspect
  • So no collateral attack
  • Cf. SMJ
  • never waived
  • Cf. PJ
  • waive by consenting
  • D.P. violations allow collateral attack

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SKILLS READING CASES
  • Dee-K Enterprises, Inc., p. 199
  • Bungee jumping in the land of venue
  • VA Dee-K ? Heveafil, etc. Malaysia
  • NC Asheboro Bakrie, etc. Indonesia
  • xxxx Thailand
  • Antitrust price-fixing conspiracy, Clayton
    Act
  • E.D.Va.

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SKILLS READING CASES
  • Dee-K Enterprises, Inc., p. 199
  • TJ
  • What statutory authorization?

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SKILLS READING CASES
  • Dee-K Enterprises, Inc., p. 199
  • TJ
  • What statutory authorization?
  • Clayton Act world-wide service
  • Wherever defendant found
  • FR 4(k)(2)
  • PJ over def not subj to PJ in state if
  • Consistent w/ federal law
  • Not offend Constitution
  • Note justification for PJ
  • Appointment of agents
  • Customized product

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SKILLS READING CASES
  • Dee-K Enterprises, Inc., p. 199
  • Venue
  • Options
  • Clayton Act 12
  • Where defendant found or transacts business
  • 1391(d)
  • Sue aliens in any district

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SKILLS READING CASES
  • Dee-K Enterprises, Inc., p. 199
  • Venue U.S. defendants
  • Options?
  • 1391(b)(1)-(3)
  • Problems with the options?

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SKILLS READING CASES
  • Dee-K Enterprises, Inc., p. 199
  • Venue U.S. defendants
  • Options?
  • 1391(b)(1)-(3)
  • Problems with the options?
  • (b)(1) all defs must reside in same State
  • (b)(2) antitrust activities outside VA
  • (b)(3) where 1 defendant found

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VENUEState Court
  • Governed by state statutes
  • 1 defendants residence
  • Local action rule
  • Title to real property

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TAKEAWAYSVenue
  • Conceptual framework
  • Additional reqt for choice of forum
  • Waivable
  • Skills Statute Reading
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