Legal Opinion
English & Smith, a Virginia Partnership v. Michael H. Metzger
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1990No. 89-1418PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Michael Metzger appeals from the district court’s entry of summary judgment against him on plaintiff’s contract claim. Metzger’s only assignment of error challenges the district court’s exercise of in personam jurisdiction. We affirm.
I
In late 1986 Michael Metzger, a California lawyer, undertook to represent Robert Pemberton in a criminal prosecution involving drugs and a related civil forfeiture proceeding, both of which were pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. In November 1986 Metzger telephoned David B. Smith, a partner…
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