Maurice Sternberg, Inc. v. James

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GRADY, District Judge.

This case is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2).

Plaintiff Maurice Sternberg, Inc., an Illinois corporation with its principal place of business in Chicago, Illinois, is an art gallery engaged in exhibiting, purchasing and selling works of art and in activities related thereto. Defendant A. Everette James, Jr. is a physician who resides in Tennessee and collects paintings as a hobby. Defendant is not currently, nor has he ever been, an art dealer. The ease involves a transaction in which…