Legal Opinion
Telford Aviation, Inc. v. Raycom National, Inc.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided November 21, 2000No. 2:00-cv-00158PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
SINGAL, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2) (Docket # 2). Defendant filed its motion after removing this case from Kennebec County Superior Court on grounds of diversity jurisdiction. For the reasons laid out below, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion.
I. STANDARD OF REVIEW
In any case arising under diversity jurisdiction, a federal court’s personal jurisdiction is equivalent to that of the forum’s state court. See Sawtelle v. Farrell, 70 F.3d 1381, 1387 (1st…
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- Massachusetts School of Law at Andover, Inc. v. American Bar Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Arthur F. Sawtelle, Etc. v. George E. FarrellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
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