14 Cited authorities

Societe Nat. Ind. Aero. v. U.S. Dist. Court
482 U.S. 522 (1987) Cited 599 times 30 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the Hague Convention did not deprive the District Court of the jurisdiction it would otherwise possess to order a foreign national party before it to produce evidence physically located within a signatory nation"
Purdue Research v. Sanofi-Synthelabo, S.A
338 F.3d 773 (7th Cir. 2003) Cited 1,167 times
Holding that stream-of-commerce theory "is relevant only to the exercise of specific jurisdiction; it provides no basis for exercising general jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant"
uBID, Inc. v. Godaddy Grp., Inc.
623 F.3d 421 (7th Cir. 2010) Cited 418 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "GoDaddy purposefully availed itself of the Illinois market for its services through its deliberate and continuous exploitation of that market"
Cent. States v. Reimer Express World Corp.
230 F.3d 934 (7th Cir. 2000) Cited 496 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that, "[a]t a minimum, the plaintiff must establish a colorable or prima facie showing of personal jurisdiction before discovery should be permitted"
Yancick v. Hanna Steel Corp.
653 F.3d 532 (7th Cir. 2011) Cited 306 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding no discrimination where coworker's hostile and aggressive attitude was not linked to racial animus
BE2 LLC v. Ivanov
642 F.3d 555 (7th Cir. 2011) Cited 229 times
Holding that out-of-state dating website operator was not subject to jurisdiction in Illinois where "the 20 Chicagoans who created free profiles on [the defendant's website] may have done so unilaterally by stumbling across the website ...."
Central States Pension v. Phencorp Reinsur
440 F.3d 870 (7th Cir. 2006) Cited 167 times
Holding that prima facie case for personal jurisdiction is necessary before allowing discovery regarding the issue
First Nat'l Bank v. El Camino Res., Ltd.
447 F. Supp. 2d 902 (N.D. Ill. 2006) Cited 119 times
Noting that "[m]ore weight is afforded non-party witnesses"
Euromarket Designs, Inc. v. Crate Barrel Limited
96 F. Supp. 2d 824 (N.D. Ill. 2000) Cited 103 times
Finding that general jurisdiction was inappropriate where Illinois resident purchased goods from defendant's interactive website and had them sent to Illinois
Geiger v. Allen
850 F.2d 330 (7th Cir. 1988) Cited 125 times
Holding that good cause is established when defendant evades service
Rule 6 - Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 Cited 49,437 times 24 Legal Analyses
Holding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."

Coffman v. Glide Talk, Ltd.

14 Cited authorities

Holding that "the Hague Convention did not deprive the District Court of the jurisdiction it would otherwise possess to order a foreign national party before it to produce evidence physically located within a signatory nation"

Holding that stream-of-commerce theory "is relevant only to the exercise of specific jurisdiction; it provides no basis for exercising general jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant"

Holding that "GoDaddy purposefully availed itself of the Illinois market for its services through its deliberate and continuous exploitation of that market"

Holding that, "[a]t a minimum, the plaintiff must establish a colorable or prima facie showing of personal jurisdiction before discovery should be permitted"

Holding no discrimination where coworker's hostile and aggressive attitude was not linked to racial animus

Holding that out-of-state dating website operator was not subject to jurisdiction in Illinois where "the 20 Chicagoans who created free profiles on [the defendant's website] may have done so unilaterally by stumbling across the website ...."

Holding that prima facie case for personal jurisdiction is necessary before allowing discovery regarding the issue

Noting that "[m]ore weight is afforded non-party witnesses"

Finding that general jurisdiction was inappropriate where Illinois resident purchased goods from defendant's interactive website and had them sent to Illinois

Holding that good cause is established when defendant evades service

Holding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."