Personal Jurisdiction

Question 0

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Define Subject Matter Jurisdiction

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Defines the types of cases a court can hear

Question 1

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Define Personal Jurisdiction

Answer 1

Jurisdiction over persons or things defines limits of a courts reach to take control litigation affecting a specific person or piece of property

Question 2

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Define Venue

Answer 2

Place of the trial

Question 3

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3 Types of PJ

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In personam
Quasi In Rem
In Rem

Question 4

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State 14th Amendment

Answer 4

Bars a state from depriving a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law

Question 5

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Common Means of Satisfying Fairness Requirement

Answer 5

Defendant consents to exercise PJ
Service of process on defendant
Service of process on a non-consenting defendant

Question 6

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Define In personam jurisdiction

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Gives the court the power to impose personal liability on the def. in favor of the plaintiff

Question 7

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Define in rem jurisdiction

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Allows the ct to resolve the interest of all in the world in the property that is the dispute

Question 8

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Define quasi in rem jurisdiction

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May allow the state to take juris to enforce foreign judgment against the def. property,present in the state, that is unrelated to the claim that led to the foreign judgment and must meet due process requirements