James Shaughnessy v. Edward Southern, MD, No. 21-1463 (8th Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Benton, Kelly, and Erickson, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction affirmed without comment. [ August 18, 2021 ]
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 21-1463 ___________________________ James W. Shaughnessy lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. Edward P. Southern, MD lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________ Submitted: August 16, 2021 Filed: August 19, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________ Before BENTON, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. James Shaughnessy appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his civil action for lack of personal jurisdiction. Upon careful de novo review, we conclude that 1 The Honorable Susan Richard Nelson, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota. dismissal was proper for the reasons stated by the district court. See Creative Calling Sols., Inc. v. LF Beauty Ltd., 799 F.3d 975, 979 (8th Cir. 2015) (standard of review; action should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction if evidence, viewed in light most favorable to plaintiff, is sufficient to support conclusion that exercise of personal jurisdiction over defendant is proper); Conn v. Zakharov, 667 F.3d 705, 717-20 (6th Cir. 2012) (defendant’s ownership of property in and occasional travel to forum state did not establish prima facie case of general personal jurisdiction). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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