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Nature of Suit Code: 445
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Employment
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 14-2310

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Clarence T. Jones

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

ITT Systems Division

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City

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 Submitted: March 5, 2015

Filed: March 13, 2015

[Unpublished]

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Before SMITH, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Clarence T. Jones appeals the district court’s1

 dismissal of his action without

prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction over defendant. After de novo review, see

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The Honorable Dean Whipple, United States District Judge for the Western

District of Missouri.

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Dever v. Hentzen Coatings, Inc., 380 F.3d 1070, 1072 (8th Cir. 2004), this court

affirms. The record shows that defendant did not have sufficient minimum contacts

with Missouri to satisfy due process, as required for specific jurisdiction, see Myers

v. Casino Queen, Inc., 689 F.3d 904, 911 (8th Cir. 2012) (listing appropriate factors

to consider); Bell Paper Box, Inc. v. Trans W. Polymers, Inc., 53 F.3d 920, 922-23

(8th Cir. 1995) (merely entering into contract with forum resident does not provide

requisite contacts between nonresident defendant and forum state; use of interstate

facilities, such as telephones or mail, cannot alone provide minimum contacts required

by due process); and defendant did not have continuous and systematic relations with

Missouri, as required for general jurisdiction, see Daimler AG v. Bauman, 134 S. Ct.

746, 760-61 & n.19 (2014) (general jurisdiction inquiry is whether corporation’s

affiliations with forum state are so continuous and systematic as to render it essentially

at home in forum state; place of incorporation and principal place of business are

paradigm bases for general jurisdiction).

The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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