Legal Opinion
Kurt H. Volk, Inc. v. Odell Simms & Associates, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 24, 1998No. 3:98-cv-00172Published
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS OR TO TRANSFER
EGINTON, Senior District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Defendant Odell Simms & Associates (“Simms”) moves to dismiss the present action brought by Kurt H. Volk, Inc. (“Volk”) or, alternatively, transfer it to the United States District court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The Motion, made pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. (b)(2), alleges that Connecticut may not exercise jurisdiction over Simms within the limits of the Due Process Clause. Inasmuch as both parties concede that the contract at issue between them falls within the ambit of Connecticut’s Long-Arm…
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