Personal Jurisdiction

Question 1

In personum jurisdiction

Answer 1

Within the boundaries of the state
Scalia- no need to look @ min. Contacts bc met through presence
Brennan- apply is test to individuals served within state

Question 2

Pure in rem

Answer 2

Action commence against property to determine ownership

Question 3

Quasi in rem

Answer 3

Attach property to lawsuit, only damages is price of property

Question 4

Schaffer and in rem

Answer 4

Minimum contacts needed for in rem unrelated to COA
Stevens and Brennan - real property may be enough
- volitional act enough - reasonable to make owner amenable to suit when they have voluntarily place property in state (Feder v. Turkish air)

Question 5

Expanded basis for PJ from shoe

Answer 5

1. Citizen/domiciled in state but absent
   
   • possessions in state and plan 2 stay (Blackmer)
2. Status of a citizen towards non-resident marriage
3. Appointment of agent in state
4. Entity created in state
5. Consent/waiver to suit

Question 6

IS prongs

Answer 6

1. Does D have min. Contacts with state

2. Is it reasonable to assert jurisdiction

Question 7

Purposeful availment

Answer 7

D reached out in a way that affords them the benefits an protections of states laws
1. Using the law for any suits in a contract
2. Shipping widget directly to customer in forum
3. NOT simply letting daughter go to another state(kulko)
4. Not selling product in a state and having it travel to another
4.

Question 8

Brennan stream of commerce

Answer 8

Min contacts met if you put in stream and can reasonably anticipate that it will end up there

Question 9

O’Connor/Kennedy stream of commerce

Answer 9

Reasonably anticipate AND something more

- customer service,advertising, marketing, salespeople, designing for that market

Question 10

Ginsberg Stream of commerce

Answer 10

Targeting US means contacts in any state you can reasonably expect to be amenable to suit then look at fairness and reasonableness factors

Question 11

Breyer stream of commerce

Answer 11

Indirect with something more enough

I.e. selling through amazon enough

Question 12

Foreseeability

Answer 12

IS requires D must know or reasonably anticipate their activities in forum make them amenable to suit

Question 13

Portable tort

Answer 13

No, wwvw

Question 14

Fairness and reasonableness factors

Answer 14

1. Burden for D
2. Ps interest in obtaining reliefs in forum chosen
3. Forum states interest
4. Efficiency
5. Shared substantive policy

Question 15

General jurisdiction

Answer 15

Need substantial contact/ continuous and systematic …need to be at home

1. Place of incorporation
2. Principal place of business
3. Major facility like a manufacturing plant
4. Not just mere purchases, minor sales, training employees