United States DC Circuit

In a conspiracy claim alleging defendants filed unlawful lawsuits, the fact that defendants met in the District of Columbia to discuss the lawsuits is not sufficient to confer jurisdiction under the district's long-arm statute.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/21/2001
• Published 12/21/2001

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, ROGERS and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard E. Gardiner argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph M. Sellers argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief was Richard S. Lewis.  Jack D. Maistros, Keith Vernon, Laurie A. Holmes, James B. Meyer, William A. Walker and Peter M. Kelley entered appearances.