Quiniones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GIORGIO QUINIONES, No. 2:21-cv-01612-MCE-JDP Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER LG CHEM, LTD., Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Giorgio Quiniones (“Plaintiff”) seeks to recover from LG Chem, Ltd., (“Defendant”) for injuries sustained when his electronic cigarette “mod” device, in which he allegedly used a “LG lithium-ion 18650 battery” manufactured by Defendant, ignited next to him while he was sleeping in bed. Presently before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. ECF No. 9. For the following reasons that Motion is GRANTED with leave to amend. 23 24 25 26 27 1 Because oral argument would not be of material assistance, the Court ordered this matter submitted on the briefs. See E.D. Cal. Local R. 230(g). STANDARD 2 A judgment rendered in violation of due process is void, and due process requires that a defendant be subject to the personal jurisdiction of the…