Krug v. Coleman

57 F.3d 1077 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gregory C. KRUG, as an individual and Trustee of the Carol E. Krug Trust, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Paul T. COLEMAN, an individual, and Heiskell, Donelson, Bearman, Adams, Williams, & Kirsch, a professional corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-55206. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 4, 1995. Decided June 14, 1995. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Gregory C. Krug appeals pro se the dismissal of his defamation suit against Paul T. Coleman and Coleman's law firm for lack of personal jurisdiction and, in the alternative, under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and we affirm. BACKGROUND 3 Krug sued attorney Coleman and Coleman's firm in California over a letter that Coleman wrote. Coleman, of Tennessee, represented a bank that was…