Textile USA, Inc. v. TJB Vina Co., Ltd. et al, No. 1:2015cv23975 - Document 42 (S.D. Fla. 2016)
Court Description: ORDER Granting 7 Motion to Quash Service. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 9/28/2016. (jw)
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Textile USA, Inc. v. TJB Vina Co., Ltd. et al Doc. 42 UN I TED STA TES D I STRICT CO URT SO UTH ERN DISTRICT O F FLO R I A D M I I DI I O N AM V SI CA SE N O .l CV5- 23975- LK J TEXTI U SA ,I C. LE N , Pl ntf , ai i f TJ VI CO . LTD . B& Y CO . and B NA , , , BYUN G N AM LEE, Def nda s e nt . 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I . t1 , J . o i a n her ubsa tal n t s lt d c i te t n orda4 d a 1 !8 4W hie Pl i iff l t cie t a s ci s ec i , j48.93 l( )2) Fl ia S au e , l antf aied o t o pe fc ubs ton 1 ( )a ( , ord t t t s e t n t j idito o Fl rd c rst e iisç r tn c ndu tng, n gng i , x e ds he urs c i n f o ia ou t o ntte ç a i g, o c i e ga i n ope orcaryi on a busnes orbus nes vent e i t ss a e .... r ng i s i s ur n hi t t ' ' Plitf a dii al alg sj rs ito i a r praepu s a tt j48 1 3( )a ()b)5 anif d ton ly le e u idcin s pp o it ru n o .9 1()6 ( , Flrd Sauts b c us Dee da salg dy c us dij r t Te tl i Flrd a dte oia tt e , e a e fn nt le e l a e nu y o x ie n o ia n h pr oduds m a ac ur by D ef nt w er us orcons e i Fl i i t or na y nuf t ed enda s e ed um d n or da n he di r c u s o c mme c , r de o u e f , ( o r e f o r e ta , r s . #,!9. DISCUSSI N O Def nda TJ hasne bee pe s l s r d wih t Com pl nt Rat , e nt B ver n r onaly e ve t he ai . her Pl i ifs ve TJ vi s tt e s r ce upon t Se et r ofSt t ofFl i antf er d B a ubs iut d e vi he cr a y ae orda, p r u n t j48.81 1,Fl rdaStt t s S eDE 1 a 25 De e da tague Pl itf s usa to 1 ( ) o i au e . e 6 t . f n n r s an if a t pta s tt ed s r ce s d be quas d be e D ef tem t ubs iut e vi houl he caus endantw asnotoper i or atng caryi on a busnes vent e i Fl i s t i w oul be am enabl t s tt ed r ng i s ur n orda, uch hat t d e o ubs iut s r ce. e vi S n eDe e n wa no pe s nal s r e , urs c in c nn tbea q r dvi i c fnda t s t r o l e v d j idito a o y c uie a Flrda sl ng a m saut,j48.93 Fl ia S aut s Se Un r odv Uni.o o i ' o - r tt e 1 , ord t t e . e de wo . v fKy, 3 0 So. d 43 43 ( a 3dDCA 1 0 (Tors r iet b e f c ieund rSe to 9 2 3, 4 F1. 98 ) t e vc ) e fe tv o e cin 48.9 t ede e da mus b pe s n ly s r dou - fsaepurua tt 48.94 .. .) 1 3, h f n nt t e r o a l e ve to -t t s n o 1 .' . ' Th rf r,i t sCou t spes na j rs ito o rDee nti mus aiefom e eoe f hi r ha ro lu idcin ve fnda ,t t rs r 48 l 1 1 , o i Stt t s . 8 ( ) Fl rda au e . Se ton48. 81 1 sae , ci 1 ( ) tt s The acc a by ...f ei c or i ...oft prviege ext nded by ept nce or gn om atons he i l e 1w t nonr dent and ot s t ope a e conduc ,engage i orcan' on a a o esi s her o r t , t n, y 5l isRes o he i n t ponse t t M oton, Pl itf sa e ç tobec e r Te ie g do sno a s r an if t ts i l g la , xtl l e t s e t pe s na j rs c i u e j48.93 1( )6)'DE 1 a 2 Whiet ssae nti ro l u iditon nd r 1 ( )a ( . ' 6 t 2. l hi t t me s ve ii y w r rfabl ong,as s n by t alegatons oft Com pl nt t Coul a pt i as how he l i he ai , he ' cce s t t Plitf' c nc s i n t a j48 1 1 ( )6)i i p ia et t i t n a to an its o e so h t .93( )a ( s na plc bl o he nsa t c in. 5 bus nes or bus nes ve ur i t s a e ...cons iut an a nt e by i s i s nt e n he t t tt es ppoi m nt t ...f ei c por tons of t Se e a y of St t of t s a e as t i he or gn or a i he cr t r ae he t t her a nt on whom a lpr s i any ac i or pr ge 1 oces n ton oceedi agai tt m .. ng ns he a ii outof a t ans i or ope a i conne ed w ih or i dent t rsng ny r acton r ton ct t nci al o t bus nes or busne s ve ur m ay be s ved.The acc ance of t he i s i s nt e er ept he prviege i sgnii ton of t a ee e of t ...f ei cor atons i l s i fca i he gr m nt he or gn por i t tpr s a ns t m whi h i s s r ha oces gai t he c s o e ved i of t s e valdiy as i s he am it f s r pe s l on t ...f ei c por tons e ved r onaly he or gn or a i . j 48 1 ,Fl .St t Ast Compl itd s no a lg De e da tha a ofi e i . 81 a a . he an oe t le e f n n s n fc n Flrd ,t stsy t ee nt j 1 1 Plitf j idito a alg to oia o aif he lme sof 48.8 , an ips urs cin l le ains mu t e tbls t f lowi g: 1 De e da a c ptd t e prvie t o r t , s sa ih he o l n ) f n nt c e e h i lge o pe ae c n uc ,e ga e i orc ry o t i b i e s i Flrd a 2)t sa to a ie o d t n g n, a r n her usn s n o i a nd hi c in rs s out of a tans ton or ope a i connect w ih or i dent t D ef r ac i r ton ed t nci al o endants ' busnes ac i tesi Fl i i s tvii n orda. I s n uppor of is a gum e t t Com pl nt adequa el pl ads f s t t r nt hat he ai t y e act s p ri t e se e ofp rona j rs c i o e De e a t Pl i ifpo n st up o t he xitnc ng e s l u iditon v r f nd n , antf i t o t e f l wig algai ns 1 De e a tLe ta ld t Fl i a i nd e ga e i a h olo n le to : ) f nd n e r ve e o ord t n g d n t a la to bu ie sme tn c nc nan t busne sr lto hi t a i t s b e t e s ne sn s e ig o e i g he i s ea ins p h t s he u j c oft sAci n'a 2) S a sar s toft i c nsg n a / rs l oft Cr hi to ' nd û l e ul her o inme t nd o ae he own g Ro lba st Te ie g a / rDI ya g o xtl l nd o AGEO i t Stt ofFl rd ,De e nt ... n he ae o ia fnda s ar oper tng, c e ai onductng, engagi i or ca r ng on a bus ness or bus nes i ng n, r yi i i s v n u ei t e S ae o Fl rda'DE 1 a 1 ,1 DE 1 1a 1 - 2, ! 7 8. e t r n h tt f o i . ' 6 t 5 7; - t 11 ! , The alegatons i ii by Pl ntf ar i ufi ent t esabls l i dentfed ai if e ns fci o t ih Def nda w as ope a i e nt r tng,conduc i e gi i tng, nga ng n,or ca r ng on a busnes i r yi i s n Fl i The fr tale ton does nott t esabls Def orda. is lga i end o t ih endant wer ope a i a s e r tng busnes i Fl i even i t a ee entt e e i o a bus nes vent e occur ed i s n orda f he gr m o nt r nt i s ur r i Fl i The s n orda. econd alegaton i m e el a concl on,A 1 per or ancer atng l i s r y usi 1 f m el i t t a eem e occ r out de t Unied St t s w ih r w m at r a s bei o he gr nt ur ed si he t ae, t a e il ng s pped fom undicl ed l atons t Def hi r s os oc i o endant i Vi t m a or K or , and n e na nd/ ea fnihed pr i s oduc s bei delve e f om Kor t D i o i Canada.A ccor ngl t ng i r d r ea o age n di y, t algai oft Co an aeis sce t j tf t i Co tse r ieof he le tons he mplit r n uf int o usiy hs ur' xecs p ro l u iditon o rDe e da TJ f lowi s siu e s r i epurua t e s na j rs c i ve f n nt B o l ng ub tt t d e v c s nt o j48 1 1 1,Fl rd Stt t s a s nzc u De e a tTJ mus beq s d. . 8 4 ) o ia au e , nd e i e pon f nd n B t ua he CO N CLUSION Accor ngl i i O RD ER ED ,A DJUD G ED ,and D ECREED t tD ef nt di y, t s ha enda TJ V I CO. LTD ' M oton t Di m i Com pl nt ori t A le na i M oton t B NA , S i o s ss ai , n he t r tve, i o Qu s ( 7)be a t e s mei, r b GRANTED a s bsiu e s r c upo a h DE , nd h a s he e y nd u tt t d evi e n De e da TJ VI CO .LTD b a t s meis e e QUASHED. an if f n nt B NA , e, nd he a s h r by Pl itf SH A LL pers onaly s l erve Def nda TJ V I CO . LTD i accor nce w ih Fed.R. e nt B NA , n da t Ci P. wihi sxt ( 0 day fom t daeoft i Or r v. 4 t n i y 6 ) s r he t h s de . D ON E and O RD ER ED i Cham ber a t J esLawr nce K i Feder J tce n s t he am e ng al us i Buidi and Unie St esCourhous M i i Fl i t s28t day ofSept be ,201 l ng t d at t e, am , orda hi h em r 6. ES LA N CE K I G N UN I TED STATES D I STRI J CT UD SO UTHERN DI STRI OF FLO CT cc:A1 Couns lofRecor 1 e d
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