United States First Circuit

Where defendants failed to raise the issue of personal jurisdiction in their motion to dismiss, they consented to the court's jurisdiction, and the court was not at liberty to nullify the consent by raising the issue sua sponte.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/26/2001
• Published 03/26/2001

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Chief Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, and GARCÍA-GREGORY, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul E. Calvesbert-Borgos, with whom Calvesbert Law Offices PSC and José G. Baquero-Tirado, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter Díaz-Santiago, was on brief, for appellee La Reunion Francaise, S.A. and Jeannette M. López-de Victoria, with whom Pinto-Lugo & Rivera PSC and Darío Rivera-Carrasquillo, were on brief, for appellee Schaeffer & Associates, Inc.