Roman
Roman v. LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, INC.
Opinion
Opinion
Hollenhorst, J.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff, Marlon Brando Roman, appeals from the trial court’s orders granting the motion of defendant Liberty University, Inc. (Liberty), to quash service of summons for lack of personal jurisdiction and granting the motion of defendant Shane Lucas Lancaster (Lancaster) on the ground of forum non conveniens. We find no error, and we affirm.
H. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A. Plaintiff’s Complaint
Plaintiff, through his guardian ad litem, filed an action for personal injury damages against defendants in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Bernardino. Plaintiff thereafter filed a first amended complaint, referred to hereafter as the complaint.
The complaint alleged that Liberty’s recruiting coordinator had come to Rialto, California, before June 5, 2003, to recruit plaintiff to play football for Liberty in Virginia. Liberty offered plaintiff a football scholarship and plaintiff accepted. Plaintiff executed Liberty’s 2003-2004 Athletic Scholarship/Grant-in-Aid Agreement at his home in Rialto on June 8, 2003, and executed a revised agreement in Rialto on July 19, 2003. Thereafter, plaintiff attended Liberty and played first…