United States Ninth Circuit

In an action alleging negligence, interference with contractual relations, civil extortion, and a violation of Arizona Revised Statutes section 33-420, dismissal of the suit following removal based on diversity jurisdiction is reversed as defendant had sufficient contacts with the State of Arizona to warrant the exercise of personal jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/12/2007
• Decided 09/19/2007
• Published 09/19/2007

Judges

• Before:  JAY S. BYBEE and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges, and J. MICHAEL SEABRIGHT, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John Derrick, Law Office of John Derrick, Santa Barbara, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Vincent M. Creta, Hammerman & Hultgren, Phoenix, AZ, for the defendants-appellees.