SEE GLANNON

Types of Jurisdiction

Types of In Personam Jurisdiction:

1. Service while physically present in forum (Pennoyer)

2. Domicile in forum (General Jurisdiction)

3. Consent (Hess v. Pawlowski)

4. Minimum Contacts (Int’l Shoe)

   1. Contacts related to cause of action (specific jurisdiction)

   2. Substantial or pervasive contacts unrelated to cause of action (general jurisdiction)

Personal Jurisdiction

5. 14th Amendment Due Process Clause - No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

   1. Framework of PJ - every state has exclusive jurisdiction and sovereignty over persons and property within its territory; no state can exercise direct jurisdiction outside its territory

      1. Pennoyer Rule: Judgment in personam requires personal service of process in state. Substituted service by publication is allowed where (1) property is brought under court by seizure or some equivalent act (quasi in rem), or (2) judgments in rem.

         1. A court may enter judgment against a non-resident if the party is personally served within the state, or has property in the state that is attached before litigation begins (quasi in rem)

      2. XPennoyer v. Neff (US 1877) p.681

         1. Neff resided in CA, was sued by Mitchell over unpaid legal fees in OR. Mitchell served Neff by newspaper publication in OR because his address was unknown. Mitchell obtained default judgment in OR against Neff, seized title to Neff's land (obtained after suit) for sheriff's auction, then bought it for the value of the judgment ($341.60), and sold to Pennoyer. Neff sued Pennoyer over the land title, which he said was worth 15K.

         2. Holding: No PJ, Neff got his land back from Pennoyer

         3. Based on international law principles - respecting power within borders

         4. Policy justification for curtailing state court power in Pennoyer?

            1. Don’t want to be unfair to Ds (Cf. Hansberry v. Lee)

            2. Full faith & credit clause (Article IV Section 1) doesn't apply because there is a question of whether first judgment is valid

            3. 14th Amendment - due process concerns with personal jurisdiction (however not ratified until after Pennoyer)

Precursors to Minimum Contacts

6. Debt travels with debtor (i.e. person who owes money) (quasi in rem)

   1. Harris v. Balk (US 1905) p. 693 (quasi in rem)

      1. Harris (NC) owed Balk (NC) $180. Balk owed Epstein (MD) $344. Harris travels to MD and is sued by Epstein for $180 (attaching Harris' debt to Balk to Balk's debt to Epstein). Harris pays Epstein and then is sued by Balk in NC for the $180. SCOTUS rules for Harris on grounds that Balk had notice of proceedings in MD because he sued Harris immediately after his return to NC, and Balk had opportunity to litigate judgment in MD.

7. Implied consent

   1. Hess v. Pawloski, (US 1927) p. 696

      1. MA court has personal jurisdiction over a driver who caused a car accident while driving in Massachusetts. Non-resident driving on highway gives implied consent to appointment of registrar as agent on whom process may be served. Not a due process violation.

      2. Personal jurisdiction is based on intent.

1. General v. Specific Personal Jurisdiction

1. In specific jurisdiction, the claim arises out of D's contacts in the forum, while general jurisdiction permits all claims against D in forum, even if unrelated to D's contacts in that forum.

2. Minimum Contacts Test

“Traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice”

1. International Shoe v. Washington (US 1945) p.700 - due process requires only minimum contacts with forum in order to subject a D to a judgment in personam. Must not offend “traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice'" (citing Milliken v. Meyer).

1. Del. Corp. with headquarters in St. Louis employed 11-13 salesmen working on commission in Washington; sued by State of WA in WA court over unpaid unemployment fund contributions. Notice served personally on company salesman in WA and by registered mail to headquarters in MS.

   1. SCOTUS rejects Pennoyer doctrine that personal presence in territory is necessary for suit - company has no offices, warehouses, etc. in state.

2. Presence should be continuous and systematic and give rise to the liabilities sued on (specific jurisdiction).

3. Casual presence, isolated activities not enough for general jurisdiction, but may be enough for specific jurisdiction (See Hess v. Pawloski)

4. Not a mechanical or quantitative test - depends on quality and nature of activity

5. Purposeful availment doctrine - "but to the extent that a corporation exercises the privilege of conducting activities within a state, it enjoys the benefits and protections of the law of that state. The exercise of that privilege may give rise to obligations…"

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