CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Choosing a Trial Court

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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Choosing a Trial Court


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Personal (Territorial) Jurisdiction
Power
Process
In personam
In rem
In personam
In rem
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Personal (Territorial) Jurisdiction
Power
Process
In personam
In rem
In personam
In rem
Personal Service In State
Attachment (seizure) (Publication?)
Property (In State When Lawsuit Filed)
Presence
Consent
Domicile
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WHAT WERE DOING

• The Formalist Approach
• Rules apply themselves
• Problem Sets RAC
• The syllogism
• Appellate Cases
• Exercise in rhetoric
• Courts result inevitable
• Formalist
• Instrumentalist
• Formalist Policy

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WHAT WERE DOING

• Arguing from precedent
• Argue rules
• Choice
• Meaning
• Argue facts
• Different facts
• Different understanding
• Let go of right answers

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SKILLS ARGUING FROM PRECEDENT

• Hypothetical 1 Corporations
• Brandon sues JB Chocolates in NY
• Breach of contract
• JB Chocolates
• Presence
• Natural persons v. corporations
• Consent
• Express v. implied
• As matter of law (state statutes)
• As matter of fact

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SKILLS ARGUING FROM PRECEDENT

• Hypothetical 3 Corporations
• Tort
• Rhiannon (Iowa) v. JB Chocolates (WA
• Auto accident Rhiannon Erin (JB truck driver)
• Iowa accident
• Distinguish case from 1

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SKILLS READING CASESRule Choice Options

• International Shoe
• How do facts fit in Pennoyer framework?
• WA court?
• Problems?
• Def IS argument?

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SKILLS READING CASESRule Choice Options

• International Shoe
• Courts Rule Choice
• Test
• Relationship to presence

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SKILLS ARGUING FROM PRECEDENT

• Hypotheticals p. 102, note 4
• Internatl Shoe
• Del. incorp. Miss. HQ, ppb
• IS Wyoming
• No sales, purchases, salespeople
• Uses roads for transporting shoes

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SKILLS ARGUING FROM PRECEDENT

• Hypotheticals p. 102, note 4
• IS Truck collides w/ rancher in Who.
• Wyo jurisdiction over neg. claim
• Former EE in Wyo
• Wyo jurisdiction over Mo. wrongful discharge
• Pl. sues IS in Mo.
• Pl. sues IS in Del.

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SKILLS ARGUING FROM PRECEDENT

• Hypothetical
• Internatl Shoe
• Del. incorp. Miss. HQ, ppb
• IS Wyoming
• No sales, purchases, salespeople
• Uses roads for transporting shoes
• WA salesperson ? IS unpaid commns
• Jurisdiction in Wyoming?
• Additional information?

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BLACK LETTER LAWThe Minimum Contacts Test

• Defendant
• must have
• mimum contacts
• with the forum state
• such that maintenance of suit
• does not offend
• traditional notions of fair play
• and substantial justice

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Personal Jurisdiction (State Court)
Power
Process
Presence ??
Consent ??
Domicile ??
Minimum Contacts subst. justice fair play
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International Shoe Boxes

• Contacts
• Systematic Isolated
• continuous

Claim Related
Unrelated
Jurisdiction ? _________________
___________ ?
No jurisdiction
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TAKEAWAYSInternational Shoe

• Conceptual Frameworks
• Personal (Territorial) Jurisdiction
• Black Letter Law
• Minimum contacts test
• Skills Reading Cases
• Rule Choice