Porche

Porche v. Pilot & Associates, Inc.

Good Law
319 F. App'x 619
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 17, 2009No. 07-56821California412 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Daniel and Leta Porche appeal from the district court’s order granting Pilot Catastrophe Services’ (“Pilot”) motion to dismiss for improper venue. The district court concluded that venue was improper under 28 U.S.C. § 1391 . 1 We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

The Porches contend that the district court erred in concluding that venue was improper under 28 U.S.C. § 1391 because Pilot did not reside in the Central District of California for the purposes of venue. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391 (b)(1); 28 U.S.C. § 1391 (c) (“[f]or purposes of venue under this chapter, a defendant that is a corporation shall be deemed to reside in any judicial district in which it is subject to personal jurisdiction at the time the action is commenced.”) We disagree.

At the time the Porches’ filed their complaint, Pilot’s contacts with the Central District of California 2 were not *621 sufficiently continuous and systematic to subject Pilot to general jurisdiction there. See Tuazon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 433 F.3d 1163, 1169 (9th Cir.2006); Bancroft & Masters, Inc. v. Augusta Nat’l Inc., 223 F.3d 1082, 1086 (9th Cir.2000). Further, because the action did not…

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.