United States Fourth Circuit

Dismissal of claims against defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction following his removal to federal court is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion in first deciding the question of personal, as opposed to subject matter, jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/01/2005
• Published 12/01/2005

Judges

• Before WIDENER and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HARWELL, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Bruce Elliott Fein, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.   William M. Brodsky, Fox, Horan & Camerini, New York, New York, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Gary Sheehan, Fairfax, Virginia, for Appellants.   Jonathan Mazer, Fox, Horan & Camerini, New York, New York, for Appellee.