Barbri Civil Procedure

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1、BarbriCivilProcedureRightcourt?PersonalJurisdiction(STATE’sjurisdictionoverD)DoesDhavesuchminimumcontactswiththeforumsojurisdictiondoesnotoffendtraditionalnotionsoffairplayandsubstantialjustice?1.Easycases:a.Disathomeintheforumb.Dconsentc.Dvoluntarilypresentintheforumwhenservedwith

2、process2.Hardcases(contact!relatedness!fairness/reasonableness)a.Contact!Purposefulavailment(Dmustdeliberatelyreachouttotheforum)i.Athome!GeneralPJ!PJestablished1.Person!Domicile(physicalpresence+intenttomakepermanenthome)2.Corporation!Whereincorporated+PPOB(nervecenter)ii.Other!Sp

3、ecificPJ!proceedtorelatedness&reasonablenessb.Relatedness!P’sclaimmustarisefromD’scontactwiththeforumc.Fairnessi.BurdenonDandwitnessessothatitputshiminaseveredisadvantageinthelitigationii.State’sinteresttoprotectitscitizensiii.P’sinteresttosueathomeSubjectMatterJurisdiction(StateCo

4、urtv.FederalCourtovertheCLAIM)1.StateCourt!GeneralSMJ!canhearanykindofcase,withlimitedexceptions(e.g.Patent;Bankruptcy;Federalsecuritiesandantitrust)2.FederalCourt!LimitedSMJ!(1)diversityofcitizenship(alienage);or(2)federalquestion+(supplementaljurisdiction)a.Diversityofcitizenship

5、(atFILING)!Thecaseisb/t(1)Citizensofdifferentstate,or(2)acitizenofastateandacitizenofaforeigncountry;ANDtheamountincontroversyexceeds$75,000.i.Diversity1.CompletediversitybetweenPandD[Exception:Statutoryinterpleader]2.“CitizenofaState”=CitizenofUS+domiciledintheStatea.GreenCardalie

6、nisstillalien.(Specialrule:nodiversityoralienageforcasesb/tGreenCardaliendomiciledinaStateandcitizenofthatState)3.Citizenshipofacorporation=place(s)ofincorporation&PPOB4.Citizenshipofaunincorporatedbusiness(LLC;Partnership)=citizenshipsofallitsmembers(includinglimitedpartners)ii.Am

7、ountincontroversyEXCEEDS$75,0001.Costorinterestontheclaimisnotcounted;butinterestcanbetheclaim2.AmountiswhateverPclaimsingoodfaith,unlessitiscleartoalegalcertaintythatPcannotrecovera.Backslash:ifPdidn’twinmorethan$75,000,mighthavetopayD’scosts,e.g.filinganddiscoveryfrees(usuallywin

8、nerrecoverscostsfromloser,