Cargill, Inc. v. F. Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd.

MEMORANDUM OPINION Re: Bronnimann Motions

THOMAS F. HOGAN, District Judge.

Pending before the Court are defendant Roland Bronnimann’s (“Bronnimann”) Motion to Dismiss the Cargill complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction and the Car-gill plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Roland *64Bronnimann’s testimony.1 Upon careful consideration of the parties’ briefs, the oral arguments presented at the September 13, 2000 hearing, and the entire record herein, this Court will deny the Motion to Compel and defer ruling on the Motion to Dismiss pending further jurisdictional discovery.

I. BACKGROUND

Roland Bronnimann…