Legal Opinion

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Younan Properties, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 5, 2013No. 13-1365PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

In December 2011 Wells Fargo filed this diversity suit for breach of contract against Younan Properties, Sherry Youn-an, and Zaya Younan. The defendants moved for dismissal of the complaint on grounds of lack of subject matter jurisdiction, Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1), lack of personal jurisdiction over Sherry Younan because of absence of personal jurisdiction (presumably owing to lack of minimum contacts) in the state in which she was sued (Illinois), Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2), and insufficient service of process on her. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(5). The district judge ruled that the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  3. Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Wachovia Bank, National Ass'n v. SchmidtSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. Frances Kern v. Txo Production CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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