Pavlovich

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PREMO, Acting P.J.

Petitioner Matthew Pavlovich petitions for a writ of mandate to compel the trial court to quash service of process.

We deny the petition.

On December 27, 1999, real party in interest DVD Copy Control Association, Inc. (DVD CCA) filed a complaint in the superior court against petitioner and other defendants for misappropriation of trade secrets. The complaint alleged that petitioner had repeatedly republished DVD CCA's trade secrets and copyrighted material throughout the Internet.

On June 6, 2000, petitioner filed a motion to quash service of summons on the ground that the superior court lacked jurisdiction over his person. Petitioner was a student at Purdue University in Indiana at the time of the filing of the complaint, and now resides in Texas. In his motion to quash, petitioner claims to have no contacts with the State of California sufficient to warrant the exercise of jurisdiction by the State over his person.

On August 30, 2000, the superior court denied petitioner's motion to quash.

On September 11, 2000, petitioner filed with this court a petition for a writ of mandate to compel the trial court to quash the…