Casualty Assurance Risk Insurance Brokerage Co. v. John J. Dillon, Iii

976 F.2d 596 CASUALTY ASSURANCE RISK INSURANCE BROKERAGE CO., a Guam Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John J. DILLON, III, individually and as Insurance Commissioner for the State of Indiana, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16088. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 19, 1992 * . Decided Oct. 5, 1992. James S. Brooks, Brooks, Brooks & Perez, Agana, Guam, for plaintiff-appellant. John A. Spade, Mair, Mair & Spade, Agana, Guam, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Guam. Before WIGGINS, O'SCANNLAIN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. WIGGINS, Circuit Judge: OVERVIEW 1 Plaintiff, Casualty Assurance Risk Insurance Brokerage Co. (CARIB), filed a tort action against defendant John Dillon both in his official capacity as Indiana Insurance Commissioner and in his personal capacity. The Superior Court of Guam dismissed this action for lack of personal jurisdiction, and the Appellate Division of the United States District Court for the district of Guam affirmed. We affirm the district court's decision. BACKGROUND 2 The facts relevant to the existence of personal jurisdiction in this case are…