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and Defendant can thereafter admit, or deny the specifics of same. Personal jurisdiction alleged through some subsection of the long-arm statute, 5 V.I.C. § 4903, over this non-resident Defendant was not affirmatively plead in the First Amended Complaint-it is argued in opposition to the Motion to Dism

ack of personal jurisdiction, "the burden falls upon the plaintiff to come forward with sufficient facts to establish that jurisdiction is proper." Mellon Bank (East) PSFS. Nor. Ass'n v. Farino, 960 F.2d 1217, 1223 (3d Cir. 1992); Carteret Say. Bank. F.A. v. Shushan, 954 F.2d 141,142 n. 1 (3d Cir. 1992). "T

980). 1. THIS COURT HAS PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE DEFENDANTS UNDER THE VIRGIN ISLANDS LONG-ARM STATUTE The Virgin Islands long-arm statute, 5 V.I.C. § 4903, provides, in relevant part: (a) A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person, who acts directly or by an agent, as to a claim fo

aintiff must make a prima fade showing of sufficient contacts between the defendant and the forum territory to support in personam jurisdiction, see Mellon Bank (East) PSFS Nat'l Assin v. Farino, 960 F.2d 1217, 1223 (3d Cir.1992), and the court must accept all of the plaintiffs allegations as true and constr

80). 1. This Court has Personal Jurisdiction over the Defendants under the Virgin Islands Long-Arm Statute The Virgin Islands long-arm statute, 5 V.I.C. § 4903, provides, in relevant part: (a) A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person, who acts directly or by an agent, as to a claim

itibank, N.A. Civ. No. 2002-108 Memorandum Opinion Page 9 between the defendant and the forum territory to support in personam jurisdiction, see Mellon Bank (East) PSFS Nat'l Ass'fi v. Farina, 960 F.2d 1217, 1223 (3d Cir. 1992), and the court must accept all of the plaintiff's allegations as true and co