Serafini v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BLEASE, Acting P. J.
This is an original proceeding in mandate to command the superior court to quash the service of process on Terry A. Serafim, who is not a resident of California, on the ground of lack of jurisdiction.
In the underlying action Syed Khadir, the plaintiff, seeks damages related to an alleged wrongful termination of his employment with RPM Systems. Serafim is an officer and director of an out-of-state corporation which has an ownership interest in and manages RPM Systems.
The superior court denied Serafini’s motion to quash the service of summons. Serafim contends Khadir…
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