Territorial Jurisdiction

Question 1

Territorial Jurisdiction

Answer 1

The authority of a court to bind a party to the action.

Question 2

Three Essential Ways to Establish Territorial Personal Jurisdiction:

Answer 2

(1) A federal court has territorial jurisdiction over the state in which that federal district is located.
(2) A federal statute that creates a cause of action may provide that federal courts have nationwide jurisdiction

or

(3) “100 mile bulge” rule states that a federal court may exercise jurisdiction over a defendant outside the state in which the court is located if the defendant is joined under Rule 14 or 19

and

is served within a judicial district of the United States not more than 100 miles where the summons was issued.

Note: In order for a jurisdiction to be proper under the 100 mile bulge rule , the defendant must have teh type of minimum contacts with the “bulge “ that would support personal jurisdiction for a court in the “bulge.

Question 3

100 Mile Bulge Rule

Answer 3

a federal court may exercise jurisdiction over a defendant outside the state in which the court is located if the defendant is joined under Rule 14 or 19

and

is served within a judicial district of the United States not more than 100 miles where the summons was issued.

Note: In order for a jurisdiction to be proper under the 100 mile bulge rule , the defendant must have the type of minimum contacts with the “bulge “ that would support personal jurisdiction for a court in the “bulge.”