Joseph R. Fontanetta, M. D. v. American Board of Internal Medicine, a Non-Profit Corporation

FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

Dr. Joseph R. Fontanetta appeals from dismissal of his complaint by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Orrin G. Judd, J., for lack of jurisdiction over defendant American Board of Internal Medicine, 303 F.Supp. 427. The contention on appeal is that there was jurisdiction over the Board under N.Y.CPLR § 302(a) (1), part of New York’s “long-arm” statute. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

Plaintiff is a resident of New York where he is licensed to practice medicine. Defendant, an Iowa non-profit corporation with its principal…