Philip Markowitz v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
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United States District Court Central District of California
11 Philip Markowitz, Case № 2:23-cv-06528-ODW (MRWx)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT
v.
CLAIRE DAWSON’S MOTION TO
14 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. et al., DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION [17] Defendants.
16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Philip Markowitz brings this action against Defendants JPMorgan 19 Chase Bank, N.A. and Claire Dawson for the alleged improper retention of funds in 20 Markowitz’s bank accounts. (Notice of Removal Ex. 1 (“Compl.”), ECF No. 1-1.) 21 Dawson now moves to be dismissed from this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 22 Procedure (“Rule”) 12(b)(2) for lack of personal jurisdiction. (Mot. Dismiss 23 (“Motion” or “Mot.”), ECF No. 17.) For the reasons discussed below, the Court 24 GRANTS Dawson’s Motion.1 25 26
28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed.…