DeVENZEIO v. RUCKER, CLARKSON & McCASHIN

No. 16458.

918 P.2d 723 (1996)

121 N.M. 807

Sandy DeVENZEIO and Mike DeVenzeio, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. RUCKER, CLARKSON & McCASHIN, a partnership including a professional corporation, p/k/a Rucker & Clarkson, Rucker & Clarkson, a California partnership, and Fred Rucker, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied June 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Janes, Robert M. Janes, P.A., Albuquerque, for Appellants.

Charles K. Purcell, Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Albuquerque, for Appellees.


OPINION

PICKARD, Judge.

1. This case calls upon us to decide questions of our courts' personal jurisdiction over out-of-state attorneys who were retained by New Mexico residents in California to conduct litigation pending in that state. We hold that the district court properly dismissed the complaint.

2. Appellants, Sandy and Mike DeVenzeio (the DeVenzeios), are New Mexico residents. In 1991, they were involved in litigation in California...

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