McGowan et al v. Marrzan, No. 1:2010cv03988 - Document 8 (S.D.N.Y. 2010)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER re: 2 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and Improper Venue filed by Christine V. Marrzan. The motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction is granted. Because the plaintiffs have failed to identify any reason to find that a transfer would be in the interest of justice, this action shall not be transferred. The Clerk of Court shall close the case. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 8/26/2010) (tro)
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McGowan et al v. Marrzan Doc. 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------X : ISAAC MCGOWAN and IVANO MCGOWAN, : Plaintiffs, : : -v: : CHRISTINE V. MARRZAN, : Defendant. : : ----------------------------------------X 10 Civ. 3988 (DLC) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Appearances: For the plaintiffs: Arlen S. Yalkut Yalkut & Israel 865B Walton Avenue Bronx, NY 10451 For the defendant: Carl S. Sandel Morris Duffy Alonso & Faley 2 Rector Street New York, NY 10006 DENISE COTE, District Judge: In their complaint, the plaintiffs allege personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident on May 16, 2007 in Bergen County, New Jersey. The plaintiffs filed their complaint in this district on May 14, 2010, almost a year after the expiration of the New Jersey two-year statute of limitations for plaintiffs’ negligence claim, and just shy of the three-year statute of limitations under New York law. On July 15, the defendant, Christine Marrzan (“Marrzan”), filed a motion to Dockets.Justia.com dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. The motion is granted and the case is dismissed. “In order to survive a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, a plaintiff must make a prima facie showing that jurisdiction exists.” Penguin Grp. (USA) Inc. v. American Buddha, 609 F.3d 30, 34-35 (2d Cir. 2010) (citation omitted). Where, as here, there has been no discovery, the plaintiff need only make “legally sufficient allegations of jurisdiction” through its pleading and affidavits in order to survive a motion to dismiss. Id. at 35 (citation omitted). “A federal court’s jurisdiction over non-resident defendants is governed by the law of the state in which the court sits -- including that state’s long-arm statute -- to the extent this law comports with the requirements of due process.” Arar v. Ashcroft, 532 F.3d 157, 173 (2d Cir. 2008), vacated and superseded on other grounds by Arar v. Ashcroft, 585 F.3d 559 (2d Cir. 2009). New York’s long-arm statute, N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 302(a), provides the bases to obtain personal jurisdiction over a non-domiciliary. The complaint alleges that Marrzan is a citizen of New Jersey. It does not include any grounds for the assertion of personal jurisdiction in New York over her. Moreover, in their opposition to the motion to dismiss, the plaintiffs have identified no basis under § 302(a) to find that jurisdiction 2
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