Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Egnor
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided November 22, 1988No. Civ. A. 88-0380-APublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
Introduction
This defamation suit raises personal jurisdiction and immunity issues, the latter ultimately proving dispositive. Specifically, plaintiff Catherine Robinson, a United States Marshals Service employee and a Virginia citizen, claims Defendant Jack Eg-nor, United States Marshal for Colorado and a Colorado citizen, defamed her character in several telephone calls he made to persons in Illinois and Virginia. Egnor, in response, argues that this Court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over him is statutorily and constitutionally inappropriate.…
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