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OLSEN BY SHELDON v. GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO

Nos. 83-5626, 83-5629.

729 F.2d 641 (1984)

Erin Rayne OLSEN, a Minor by Patty SHELDON, Maternal Grandmother and Guardian ad Litem, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, Defendant-Appellee. Ursula Baines SANCHEZ, By and Through her Guardians ad Litem Joseph J. CERNIE and Sally Z. Cernie, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The REPUBLIC OF MEXICO, a Foreign Government, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1984.

As Amended July 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald S. White, Bonnie Pastor, Maupin, Cutler, Teplinsky & White, Los Angeles, Cal., for Olsen.

Mark S. Hennings, Shield & Smith, Los Angeles, Cal., for Sanchez.

Christopher J. Schatz, Ramon Castro, Jack Sleeth, Sheela, Lightner & Castro, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before FLETCHER and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and HARDY, District Judge.

NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Erin Olsen and Ursula Sanchez appeal from the dismissal of their wrongful death claims for lack of personal jurisdiction. The district court held that general contacts between the defendant and the forum state provided no basis for jurisdiction. Additionally, the court concluded that personal jurisdiction based on defendant's forum-related activities would be unreasonable and thus violative of due process requirements.

On appeal, the...

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