CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Choosing a Trial Court Choosing a Trial Court (Federal or State Court) Subject Matter Jurisdiction Personal (Territorial) Jurisdiction Venue Venue Transfer Forum non conveniens

Power Personal (Territorial) Jurisdiction Process In personam In Rem PresenceConsentDomicile In RemIn personam Property In State Minimum Contacts

SKILLS: READING CASES Analyzing the Rationale Part IV: Applying the minimum contacts test (legally significant facts) Extent of contacts Property? What kinds of contacts missing? Why insufficient? Shafer sample brief What critical LSF is left out?

SKILLS: READING CASES Analyzing the Rationale Part IV: Applying the minimum contacts test (legally significant facts) State’s interests Brennan: 3 arguments Why state’s interests sufficient

SKILLS: READING CASES Analyzing the Rationale Part IV: Applying the minimum contacts test (legally significant facts) Purposeful availment 3 arguments Why insufficient “purposeful availment”

SKILLS: ARGUING FROM PRECEDENT Broad & narrow case holdings Hypotheticals Bokyoung & Annie Auto accident in front of law school Bokyoung inherited lakeside home in AK AK pj if attach home?

SKILLS: ARGUING FROM PRECEDENT Broad & narrow case holdings Hypotheticals Bokyoung inherited lakeside home in Ark Two neighbor children fall in & injured Bokyoung still hasn’t been in Ark AK jurisdiction if kids sue Bokyoung?

SKILLS: ARGUING FROM PRECEDENT Broad & narrow case holdings Presence Hypotheticals Bokyoung to Ark to visit inheritance Driving through Neb, stops for meal Served with summons for Neb court Auto accident in WA

SKILLS: ARGUING FROM PRECEDENT Broad & narrow case holdings Domicile Bokyoung grew up in OR Hasn’t lived there for years Floating around, not change domicile Annie serves Bokyoung at parents’ home in OR

Power Personal (Territorial) Jurisdiction Process Presence ?? Consent ?? Domicile ?? Minimum Contacts + subst. justice & fair play

Power Personal Jurisdiction (State Court) Process Minimum Contacts + subst. justice & fair play

TAKEAWAYS Skills: Reading Cases Dissecting the Rationale Skills: Arguing from Precedent Generating broad & narrow case holdings Hypotheticals Applying the holding to new situations Black letter law Minimum contacts test req’d for “in rem”