ENV Tech v. Suchard

Filing 109

ORDER - Parties shall have until 3/25/2013, in which to engage in limited discovery directed toward the facts supporting P's claim of personal jurisdiction over Sentro. Sentro's 94 Motion to quash is therefore denied without prejudice, to renew w/in 15 days of close of discovery. P's 92 Motion for Default Judgment is likewise denied without prejudice to renew. Signed by Judge Howard D. McKibben on 1/22/13. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JK)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ENVTECH, INC.,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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TALMOR SUCHARD, SENTRO
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TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., and SENTRO
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TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
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Defendants.
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3:11-cv-00523-HDM-WGC
ORDER

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Before the court is defendant Sentro Technologies, Ltd.’s
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(“Sentro”) motion to quash service of process due to a lack of
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personal jurisdiction (#94).

Plaintiff has opposed (#99), and

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Sentro has replied (#102).
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The court may order jurisdictional discovery “where pertinent
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facts bearing on the question of jurisdiction are controverted or
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where a more satisfactory showing of the facts is necessary.”
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Boschetto v. Hansing, 539 F.3d 1011, 1020 (9th Cir. 2008); Doe v.
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Unocal Corp., 248 F.3d 915, 922 (9th Cir. 2001).

Upon review of

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the pleadings and evidence attached thereto, the court finds that
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additional discovery is necessary bearing on the question of
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jurisdiction before the court can decide the motion to quash.

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Accordingly, the parties shall have until March 25, 2013, in which

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to engage in limited discovery directed toward the facts supporting

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plaintiff’s claim of personal jurisdiction over Sentro.

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motion to quash (#94) is therefore denied without prejudice, to

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renew within fifteen days of the close of discovery as set forth

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above.

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(#92) is likewise denied without prejudice to renew.

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The plaintiff’s request for entry of default against Sentro

IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: This 22nd day of January, 2013.

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Sentro’s

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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