BALLARD v. SAVAGE

No. 93-56724.

65 F.3d 1495 (1995)

Elizabeth BALLARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael E. SAVAGE, et al., Defendants, and Royal Trust Bank (Austria), Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip H. Stillman, Flynn, Sheridan & Tabb, Rancho Santa Fe, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Amy D. Hogue, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee.

Before: HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and MICHAEL R. HOGAN, District Judge.


CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

We are called upon to decide whether the district court had personal jurisdiction over an Austrian bank. The district court granted a motion to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2) for lack of jurisdiction. We reverse.

I.

Appellant Elizabeth Ballard ("Ballard") brought this class action lawsuit on behalf of herself and other victims of an alleged Ponzi scheme in which investors were promised a $10 million return...

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