GS Holistic, LLC v. Xotic Smokes Inc

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 GS HOLISTIC, LLC, Case No. 22-cv-07628-NC Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE 6 PERSONAL JURISDICTION 7 v. OVER MULHAM ALHAMDANI XOTIC SMOKES INC, et al., Re: ECF 48 Defendants.

10 Plaintiff GS Holistic moves for default judgment against defendants Xotic Smokes, |) Murad, Mulham, and Hashem Alhamdani, and Entesar Dargan. ECF 48. This Court does || not find it has personal jurisdiction over Mulham Alhamdani and orders GS to show cause |} why Mulham should not be dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction.

14 GS consistently served Mulham Alhamdani in Ohio. See ECF 19, 37, 49. GS does |} not explain Mulham’s Ohio address in its complaint or motion for default judgment. See || ECF 1,48. This Court finds GS’s contention that Mulham is domiciled in California and 17 || thus this Court has general personal jurisdiction over him suspect: Mulham was the only 18 || defendant not served at a California address. See, e.g., ECF 49. And GS has not |} demonstrated Mulham is otherwise subject to specific personal jurisdiction. See || Schwarzenegger v. Fred Martin Motor Co., 374 F.3d 797, 802 (9th Cir. 2004) (outlining || three-part test for specific personal jurisdiction).

22 GS must show cause why this Court should not recommend dismissal of Mulham || Alhamdani for lack of personal jurisdiction. GS must reply in writing by March 15, 2024.

24 || If GS fails to reply, this Court will recommend dismissing Mulham for lack of personal || jurisdiction.

26 IT IS SO ORDERED.

27 || Dated: March 1, 2024 fhe NATHANAEL M. COUSINS 28 United States Magistrate Judge