Rogers v. Clipper Cruise Lines, Inc.

ORDER

CARRIGAN, District Judge.

James P. Rogers, a resident of Colorado, filed this diversity action against Clipper Cruise Lines, Inc. (“Clipper”), a Delaware corporation. Defendant has moved to dismiss for lack of personal and subject matter jurisdiction. Clipper argues that personal jurisdiction is not authorized by Colorado’s long-arm statute and that subject matter jurisdiction is absent since this is a local action affecting real property which must be tried where the property is located.

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