IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA 1. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORENSIC ) COUNSELORS, INC., a Nevada Non-Profit ) Corporation; et al. ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No.: 6:14-cv-00187-RAW ) 1. NARCONON INTERNATIONAL, a California)  Non-Profit Corporation; et al. ) ) Defendants. )

MOTION

 

TO

 

DISMISS

 

OF

 

DEFENDANT

 

NARCONON

 

OF

 

GEORGIA AND

 

BRIEF

 

IN

 

SUPPORT

Respectfully Submitted, Charles D. Neal, Jr., OBA #6591 cdn@steidley-neal.com Rachel D. Parrilli, OBA #18762 rdp@steidley-neal.com Stacie L. Hixon, OBA #19477 slh@steidley-neal.com CityPlex Towers, 53

rd 

 Floor 2448 East 81

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 Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137 (918) 664-4612 telephone (918) 664-4133 facsimile

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS I.

 

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 II.

 

ARGUMENTS AND AUTHORITIES......................................................................... 1 A. This Court Lacks Personal Jurisdiction Over This Defendant ...................................... 1 1. General Jurisdiction Does Not Lie Over This Defendant ........................................ 1 2. There is No Specific Jurisdiction Over Narconon of Georgia ..................................4 B. Plaintiffs’ Allegation Of Civil Conspiracy Does Not Establish Personal Jurisdiction Over Narconon of Georgia ...................................................................................................7 C. Plaintiffs Fail To State Any Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted ......................8 III.

 

CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................9

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES CASES

 ALS Scan, Inc. v. Digital Serv. Consultants, Inc

., 293 F.3d 707 (4th Cir. 2002) ............................4

  Ashcroft v. Iqbal

, 129 S.Ct. 1937 (2009) .........................................................................................8

  Bell Atlantic Corp, v. Twombly

, 550 U.S. 554 (2007) .....................................................................8

  Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. v. Heliqwest Int’l, Ltd 

., 385 F.3d 1291 (10th Cir. 2004) ..................4

 Calder v. Jones,

464 U.S. 783 (1984) ..............................................................................................5

Clark v. Tabin

, 400 F.Supp.2d 1290 (N.D. Okla. 2005) ..................................................................8

  Daimler AG v. Bauman

, 134 S. Ct. 746 (2014) ...........................................................................2, 3

 Doe v. Nat’l Med Servs.,

 974 F.2d 143, 146 (10th Cir. 1992) .........................................................2

  Dudnikov v. Chalk & Vermillion Fine Arts, Inc

., 514 F.3d 1063 (10th Cir. 2008) .................2, 4, 5

 Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown

, 131 S.Ct. 2846 (2011) ...................................2

  Hanson v. Denckla

, 357 U.S. 235, 78 S.Ct. 1228 (1958) ................................................................4

  Helicopteros Nacionales de Columbia, S.A. v. Hall

, 466 U.S. 408 (1984) .....................................2

  Int’l Shoe Co. v. Wash.,

326 U.S. 310 (1945) ..................................................................................2

 Melea, Ltd. v. Jawer SA

, 511 F.3d 1060 (10th Cir. 2007) ...............................................................8

  Near v. Crivello

, 673 F.Supp.2d 1265 (D. Kan. 2009) ....................................................................8

 OMI Holdings, Inc

.

v. Royal Ins. Co. of Canada

, 149 F.3d 1086 (10th Cir. 1998) .....................4, 5

 Peay v. Bellsouth Med. Ass’n Plan

, 205 F.3d 1206 (10th Cir. 2000) ..............................................2

Shrader v. Biddinger 

, 633 F.3d 1235 (10th Cir. 2011) ............................................................3, 4, 7

 Soma Medical Int’l v. Standard Chartered Bank 

, 196 F.3d 1292 (10th Cir. 1999) ........................5

OTHER

12 O.S. § 1449 .................................................................................................................................2 12 O.S. § 2004(F).............................................................................................................................2 15 U.S.C. § 1116 ..............................................................................................................................1 15 U.S.C. § 1121 ..............................................................................................................................1

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