Judge: Michael Small, Case: 23STCV28520, Date: 2024-08-28 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV28520    Hearing Date: August 28, 2024    Dept: 57

The Court is granting the motion of Defendant Dataminr, Inc. to quash Plaintiff's service on Defendant of the summons and complaint in this action on the ground that the Court lacks personal jurisdiction over the Defendant.   Defendant is not subject to general jurisdiction in California.  That is because California is neither the state of Defendant's incorporation or its principal place of business.   Defendant is not subject to specific jurisdiction in California in this case either.  That is because Plaintiff has failed to establish that Defendant purposefully directed its activities towards California and that Plaintiff's claimed injury arises out of or relates to  any contacts Defendant has with California. Yes, Defendant has a website that is accessible to California residents and Plaintiff, who is a California resident, alleges that the injury for which she seeks redress in this case arises from her accessing of the website.   None of that is sufficient, however, to confer on this Court personal jurisdiction over the Defendant in this case under the doctrine of specific jurisdiction.  The Court will enter the proposed order that Defendant submitted along with its motion to quash.

In light of the Court's ruling granting Defendant's motion to quash, the Court is overruling Defendant's separately-filed demurrer on the ground that the demurrer is moot.