· 8/18/2003
Pecoraro v. Sky Ranch for Boys, Inc.
Citations
- 340 F.3d 558
- 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 16789
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding, on basis of undisputed allegations, that ‘‘[the plaintiff] has made the requisite prima facie showing of minimum contacts’’
- noting that plaintiff was seeking to impute the contacts of an abusive priest who worked for a ranch in Nebraska to a Nebraskan bishop, and, through the bishop, to the diocese
- “To survive a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction a plaintiff need only make a prima facie showing of personal jurisdiction over the defendant.”
- deter- mining whether venue was proper requires “ask|ing| whether the district the plaintiff chose had a substantial connection to the claim, whether or not other forums had greater contacts”
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