Lindblad

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ROBERT LINDBLAD, Case No. 23-cv-06179-JSC

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

9 v. TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF

JURISDICTION AND INSUFFICIENT

10 LINDE AG, et al., SERVICE OF PROCESS 11 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 6

12 13 Plaintiff Robert Lindblad, who represents himself, sues three Defendants for seven causes 14 of action related to Plaintiff’s alleged ownership rights to Linde AG. (Dkt. No. 1-5 ¶¶ 26-53.)1 15 Defendants move to dismiss this action for lack of personal jurisdiction and insufficient service of 16 process. (Dkt. No. 6.) Plaintiff filed an opposition and a motion to retain jurisdiction. (Dkt. Nos. 17 17, 18.) After carefully considering the parties’ written submissions, the Court GRANTS the 18 motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Because no jurisdiction exists, the Court need 19 not reach the issue of service of process. 20 BACKGROUND 21 Defendant Linde GmbH (“Linde”)…