Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

DeJames v. Magnificence Carriers, Inc.

454 U.S. 1085

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1981-11-30
Topic
general

holding Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 requires Federal District Courts to apply the long-arm statute of the state in which they sit in effecting service of process in federal question cases | provision authorizing nationwide service of process in federal question case, obviates the need to rely on a long-arm statute for authorization of service of process | jurisdiction not exercised over Japanese corporation which converted ship because corporation did not take advantage of indirect marketing scheme and therefore connection with forum state too remote | discussing the interrelationship between jurisdiction and service of process | interpreting New Jersey long arm rule | interpreting New Jersey long arm rule | interpreting New Jersey long arm rule

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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.