Kilian
Kilian v. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DENNIS KILIAN, No. 2:21-cv-01740-JAM-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO DISMISS
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS, a New York corporation, et al., Defendants. 16 Before the Court is the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (“ASME”), the International Society of Interdisciplinary Engineers LLC (“ISIE”), and Global Knowledge Solutions LLC’s (“GKS”) (collectively “Defendants”) motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(2) for lack of personal jurisdiction. See Mot., ECF No. 9-1. Dennis Kilian (“Plaintiff”) filed an opposition, see Opp’n, ECF No. 12, to which Defendants replied, see Reply, ECF No. 14. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion.1
1 This motion was determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g). The hearing was scheduled for December 7, 2021. I. BACKGROUND On December 16, 2020, Plaintiff…