Hogue v. Hogue CA3
Plaintiff Marla Gwen Hogue sought a restraining order under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (Fam. Code, § 6200 et seq.) against her estranged husband, defendant Jerry Dean Hogue, in February 2016 after moving back to California from Georgia. In April 2016, defendant made a special appearance through counsel to move to quash the action for lack of personal jurisdiction. (Code Civ. Proc., § 418.10, subd. (a)(1).) The trial court granted the motion on April 27, 2016. Never having been served with notice of entry of the order, plaintiff timely filed her notice of appeal on October 21, 2016. (Id., § 904.1, subd. (a)(3); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a)(1)(C).)
On appeal, plaintiff contends California has jurisdiction over defendant because either his conduct comes within the “special regulation” basis for specific jurisdiction, or otherwise justified specific jurisdiction as a continuing course of conduct commencing in California and thereafter directed toward Californ
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