Civ Pro Rule Statements

Question 1

Personal Jurisdiction - Traditional Bases

Answer 1

A court must have personal jurisdiction over a defendant before the defendant can be haled into court. The 3 traditional bases for personal jurisdiction are: 1) domiciled in state, 2) served while in state (transient jurisdiction), and 3) consented to or waived.

Question 2

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Personal Jurisdiction - Constitutional Long Arm Analysis

Answer 2

A federal court must have personal jurisdiction over a defendant. A court may exert personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant if 1) there is a long-arm statute that authorizes such exercise and 2) Constitutional requirements are met. [California’s]/[State X’s] long-arm statute allows PJ to the same extent as thte Constitution, and