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