Legal Opinion
Hoppe v. G.D. Searle & Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided March 25, 1988No. Civ. 3-87-425PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
RENNER, District Judge.
Before the Court is defendant’s motion, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2), to dismiss plaintiff's complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction over defendant. In the alternative, defendant urges transfer of the case to the United States District Court in New York.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Hoppe is a New York citizen residing in New York. Defendant Searle is a corporation existing in, and incorporated under, Delaware law. Searle’s principal place of business is in the state of Illinois. For purposes of this motion, Searle does not deny that it transacts business in…
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