Legal Opinion
Baker Electronics, Inc. v. Pentar Systems, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided August 20, 2002No. 8:02-cv-00652PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
KOVACHEVICH, Chief Judge.
This cause comes before the Court on Defendant, Pentar Systems, Inc.’s (hereinafter “Pentar”), Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (Dkt.3) and response thereto (Dkt.7).
Standard of Review
To subject a defendant to a judgment in personam, a plaintiff must make a prima facie showing that jurisdiction exists by presenting enough evidence to withstand a motion for directed verdict. Powercerv Technologies Corp. v. Ovid Technologies, 993 F.Supp. 1467, 1468 (M.D.Fla.1998) (citation omitted). If the plaintiff pleads enough…
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