Sher v. Johnson

911 F.2d 1357 59 USLW 2143 Seymour SHER; Jessica Faith Sher, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Paul B. JOHNSON, dba Johnson, Paniello & Hayes; Joseph M. Paniello, dba Johnson, Paniello & Hayes; J. Michael Hayes, dba Johnson, Paniello & Hayes; Robert E. Johnson, dba Johnson, Paniello & Hayes; Johnson, Paniello & Hayes, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-6370. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 2, 1990. Decided Aug. 17, 1990. William J. Genego, University of Southern California Law Center, Los Angeles, Cal., and Vicki I. Podberesky, Nasatir & Hirsch, Santa Monica, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Thomas N. Charchut, Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, Santa Monica, Cal., for defendants-appellees Paul B. Johnson, J. Michael Hayes and Johnson, Paniello & Hayes. John R. Bush and Douglas S. Gregory, Bush, Ross, Gardner, Warren & Rudy, Tampa, Fla., for defendant-appellee Joseph M. Paniello. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before NELSON, BRUNETTI and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge: 1 The issue here is personal jurisdiction over a partnership and its individual…