Carol Lanier v. Barbara Haynes, A/K/A Barbara Fletcher Harold Long Louis Alexander, Sr.

976 F.2d 737 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Carol LANIER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Barbara HAYNES, a/k/a Barbara Fletcher; Harold Long; Louis Alexander, Sr., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-55505. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 15, 1992. * Decided Sept. 22, 1992. Before GOODWIN, D.W. NELSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Carol Lanier appeals pro se the district court's order dismissing her complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction over the defendants. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 * Background 4 On August 1, 1986, Lanier's father died in North Carolina. Lanier, a resident of California, contacted and hired the defendant, Louis Alexander, a North Carolina attorney with no business activities in California, to represent her interest in the estate of her father. Lanier hired Alexander to challenge the appointment of Barbara Fletcher, who claimed to be the wife of the…