Legal Opinion

Samuel Myers v. The Bennett Law Offices, and Doug McCallon Timothy Myers v. The Bennett Law Offices

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 5, 2001No. 99-15873, 99-15902PublishedCited by 177 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:

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In these consolidated appeals, we are asked to decide whether the district court erred when it dismissed these actions for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. We review the district court’s dismissals de novo. See Panavision Int’l, L.P. v. Toeppen, 141 F.3d 1316, 1319-20 (9th Cir.1998) (personal jurisdiction); Passantino v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Prods., Inc., 212 F.3d 493, 504 (9th Cir.2000) (venue). The district court had federal question jurisdiction pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1681p and 28 U.S.C. § 1331. We have jurisdiction over the district court’s…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Calder v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Data Disc, Incorporated v. Systems Technology Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  3. Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Panavision International, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership v. Dennis Toeppen Network Solutions, Inc., a District of Columbia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  5. Bancroft & Masters, Inc., a California Corporation v. Augusta National Inc., a Georgia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by177 opinions

  1. Schwarzenegger v. Fred Martin Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  2. Purdue Research Foundation v. Sanofi-Synthelabo, S.A., Sanofi-Synthelabo, Incorporated, and Stwb, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  3. Boschetto v. HansingCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  4. Richard A. Daynard v. Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, P.A. Ronald L. Motley, Scruggs, Millette, Bozeman & Dent P.A. Richard F. ScruggsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  5. Dole Food Co. v. WattsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002

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