Civil Procedure Overview: What is Personal Jurisdiction?

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What is Personal Jurisdiction?
CIVIL PROCEDURE OVERVIEW: THE AUTHORITY OF THE CIVIL COURT
To have the authority to hear and decide a case before it, a civil court must have: (1) subject matter jurisdiction over the particular type of case being heard; (2) personal jurisdiction over the defendant; and (3) venue in the proper judicial district.
If any of these 3 things are missing, then the court does not have the authority to hear and decide the case before it. If the plaintiff wishes to pursue their cause of action, the case will have to be moved to a court that does satisfy all 3 requirements.
PERSONAL JURISDICTION: "MINIMUM CONTACTS"
A court must have personal jurisdiction to adjudicate the rights and liabilities of a defendant.
To obtain personal jurisdiction over a defendant, the defendant must have "minimum contacts" with the state in which the action is brought (i.e., the "forum state").
A personal jurisdiction analysis deals with the level of activity or contact with the forum state that is required by the defendant to satisfy minimum contacts and grant the court personal jurisdiction over the defendant.
What is the threshold level of contact with the forum state that is required to satisfy minimum contacts? Click here for a step-by-step analysis: • How to Analyze Persona...
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