Legal Opinion
K. Morrill v. Scott Financial Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 23, 2017No. 14-16922PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dissent by Judge Kleinfeld
OPINION
KRONSTADT, District Judge:
K. Layne Morrill (“Morrill”), an attorney who resides in Arizona, and the law firm where he practices, Morrill & Aron-son, P.L.C. (“Morrill & Aronson”), which is also located in Arizona (collectively “Plaintiffs”), brought claims in the District of Arizona for abuse of process and wrongful institution of civil proceedings. The complaint named five defendants. The District Court dismissed the action, concluding that there was no personal jurisdiction over any defendant. Plaintiffs appealed. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In December 2008,…
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