David L. Bryant v. Weintraub, Genshlea, Hardy, Erich & Brown Geoffrey Burroughs Kenneth M. Malovos Weintraub, Genshlea & Sproul

42 F.3d 1398 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. David L. BRYANT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WEINTRAUB, GENSHLEA, HARDY, ERICH & BROWN; Geoffrey Burroughs; Kenneth M. Malovos; Weintraub, Genshlea & Sproul, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35313. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 4, 1994. * Decided Oct. 11, 1994. Before: BROWNING, FARRIS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 David Bryant appeals the district court's dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of his malpractice action brought against two California attorneys, a California law firm and its successor ("defendants"). Bryant contends that the district court erred by (1) determining that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants under Or.R.Civ.P. 4D(1), (2) failing to consider Or.R.Civ.P. 4L as a basis for personal jurisdiction, and (3) ruling on defendants' motion to dismiss without an evidentiary hearing. 3 * Background 4 Bryant, an Oregon resident, employed…