Dunnigan v. Silverthorn

MEMORANDUM

GILES, District Judge.

Defendants have filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction and insufficiency of service of process. For the following reasons, defendants’ motion is granted and the complaint is dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction.

This is a diversity action brought by plaintiff, a Pennsylvania resident, against defendants, Maryland residents, for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in a car accident which occurred in the District of Columbia.

Defendants’ motion to dismiss asserts that personal jurisdiction over them is lacking…