Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. City of Topeka

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided February 23, 1998No. 97-3099PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HENRY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the magistrate judge 1 dismissing her diversity tort suit on the interrelated grounds that personal jurisdiction over defendants was absent for lack of service and that any attempt to cure the deficiency would be untimely under the controlling statute of limitations. See generally Jenkins v. City of Topeka, 958 F.Supp. 556 (D.Kan.1997). We review the trial court’s determination of these matters de novo. See, e.g., FDIC v. Oaklawn Apartments, 959 F.2d 170, 173 (10th Cir.1992) (legal rulings on personal jurisdiction and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Oaklawn ApartmentsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. Burnham v. Humphrey Hospitality Reit Trust, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  2. Habermehl v. PotterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  3. Kiro v. MooreDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2005
  4. Allison v. Utah County Corp.District Court, D. Utah · 2004
  5. Cook v. CookCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2003

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