UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
1. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORENSIC COUNSELORS, INC., a Nevada Non-Profit Corporation, and 2. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CERTIFIED FORENSIC COUNSELORS, INC., d/b/a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CERTIFIED FORENSIC COUNSELORS, a Nevada For-Profit Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. 1. NARCONON INTERNATIONAL, a California Non-Profit Corporation, et al. Defendants. )))))))))))))))))) Case No. 14-cv-00187-RAW
PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE AND INCORPORATED BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT DAVID MISCAVIGE’S MOTION TO DISMISS
Respectfully submitted,
K
EESLING
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ROUP
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PLLC
s/ David R. Keesling
David R. Keesling, OBA # 17881 Heidi L. Shadid, OBA # 22897 Sloane Ryan Lile, OBA # 21342 401 S. Boston Ave. Mid-Continent Tower, Suite 450 Tulsa, OK 74103 (918) 924-5101 Phone (918) 512-4888 Fax David@KLGattorneys.com Heidi@KLGattorneys.com Sloane@KLGattorneys.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 STATEMENT OF RELEVANT FACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ARGUMENTS AND AUTHORITIES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 I.
STANDARD FOR MOTION TO DISMISS UNDER 12(b)(2) FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 II.
SPECIFIC PERSONAL JURISDICTION EXISTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 a.
The Exercise of Jurisdiction is Reasonable under the Circumstances . . . 14 III.
PLAINTIFFS’ COMPLAINT SUFFICIENTLY STATES CLAIMS AGAINST THE MOVING DEFENDANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 IV.
ALTERNATIVE REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO AMEND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 V.
PLAINTIFFS’ OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE AND REQUEST TO CONVERT INTO A MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CONCLUSION
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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Alvarado v. KOB-TV, L.L.C.
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Banks v. American Baptist Churches
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Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz
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Calder v. Jones
, 465 U.S. 783, 104 S.Ct. 1482, 79 L.Ed.2d 804 (1984) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Faustin v. City & Cnty. of Denver,
423 F.3d 1192 (10th Cir. 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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, 205 F.3d 1244 (10th Cir. 2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11
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, 511 F.3d 1060 (10th Cir. 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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, 243 F.Supp.2d 1073 (C.D. Cal. 2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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