Title: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Choosing a Trial Court
1CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Choosing a Trial Court
2CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKPJ Long-Arm Statutes
Personal Jurisdiction
Power
Process
Constitutional Limits
State Authorization
3CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKPJ Long-Arm Statutes
Constitutional Limits
Limits of State Authorization
4Constitutional 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
5SKILLS 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
6SKILLS 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?
7SKILLS READING CASESRule Choice
- Lawsuit 2 Brown v. Gibbons
- Rule Choice Options
- Ms. Browns argument?
- Ms. Gibbons argument?
8SKILLS READING CASESLegally Significant Facts
- Gibbons v. Brown, p. 192
- Legally Significant Facts
- Ms. Browns argument?
- Ms. Gibbons argument?
9Long-arm Statutes
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- Is the Florida long-arm statute redundant?
- What if
- California style statute? (p. 191, bottom)
10TAKEAWAYSLong-arm Statutes
- Conceptual framework
- Additional reqt besides Constitution
- Statute Reading
11CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Choosing a Trial Court
12SKILLS 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.
13BLACK 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
14SKILLS 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.
15SKILLS READING CASES
- Dee-K Enterprises, Inc., p. 199
- TJ
- What statutory authorization?
16SKILLS 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
17SKILLS READING CASES
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- Dee-K Enterprises, Inc., p. 199
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- Venue
- Options
- Clayton Act 12
- Where defendant found or transacts business
- 1391(d)
- Sue aliens in any district
18SKILLS READING CASES
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- Dee-K Enterprises, Inc., p. 199
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- Venue U.S. defendants
- Options?
- 1391(b)(1)-(3)
- Problems with the options?
19SKILLS READING CASES
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- Dee-K Enterprises, Inc., p. 199
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- 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
20VENUEState Court
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- Governed by state statutes
- 1 defendants residence
- Local action rule
- Title to real property
21TAKEAWAYSVenue
- Conceptual framework
- Additional reqt for choice of forum
- Waivable
- Skills Statute Reading