Beatty

MEMORANDUM *

Mark Beatty appeals pro se the dismissal of his suit against his ex-wife Betty *586 Beatty, Betty’s brother John Ruffley and mother Betty Ruffley, the governors of Virginia and North Carolina, and Mark and Betty Beatty’s son Nathanael, alleging a variety of torts under diversity jurisdiction. The district court dismissed the governors and the Ruffleys as parties for lack of personal jurisdiction; granted Nathanael’s motion for judgment on the pleadings; and dismissed the claims against Betty Beatty on collateral estoppel grounds. We affirm for the reasons stated in this memorandum.

In this case, no defendant resides in Hawaii, does business in Hawaii, has any continuous and systematic contacts with Hawaii, or otherwise has sufficient “presence” to warrant general jurisdiction. Schwarzenegger v. Fred Martin Motor Co., 374 F.3d 797, 801 (9th Cir.2004) (citing Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. v. Hall, 466 U.S. 408, 416 , 104 S.Ct. 1868 , 80 L.Ed.2d 404 (1984)).

Beatty’s claims against Betty, Nathanael, and the Ruffleys also do not support specific jurisdiction. On the facts as alleged, none of these defendants has sufficient “minimum contacts” with Hawaii.…