Amazon Web Services, Inc. et al v. Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. LTD.

Filing 39

MEMORANDUM OPINION. See Opinion for details. Signed by District Judge M. Hannah Lauck on 9/13/2017. (sbea, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division

AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC.
and

VADATA, INC.,
Plaintiffs,
V.

Civil Action No. 3:16cv6I9

GLOBAL EQUITY MANAGEMENT, S.A.,
Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter comes before the Court on five motions: (1) Defendant Global Equity

Management, S.A.'s ("GEMSA") "Rule 12(b)(5)^^^ Motion to Quash Insufficient Service of

Process" (the "Motion to Quash"), (ECF No. 18); (2) GEMSA's "Rule 12(b)(2)P' Motion to
Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction" (the "Motion to Dismiss"), (ECF No. 20); (3)
Plaintiffs Amazon Web Services, Inc. and VADATA, Inc.'s (collectively, the "Amazon

Plaintiffs") "Motion to Enjoin [GEMSA] From Litigating More Than 30 Collateral Identical
Customer Suits in the Eastern District of Texas" (the "Motion to Enjoin"), (ECF No. 25);

(4) GEMSA's "Motion to Strike or Stay [the Amazon Plaintiffs'] Motion to Enjoin" (the
"Motion to Strike"), (ECF No. 27); and, (5) GEMSA's "Opposed Motion to Withdraw as
Counsel" (the "Motion to Withdraw"), (ECF No. 35).

' Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(5) allows dismissal for "insufficient service of
process." Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(5).

^Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2) allows dismissal for "lack of personal
jurisdiction." Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2).