Case Name: John D. HORTON, Appellant, v. James Anthony MARTIN; Federal Public Defender; Matthew Coakley, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Judge Advocate General; Hon. William Webb, United States Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina; Anne Hayes, Assistant United States Attorney; Hon. Malcolm J. Howard, United States District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina; Geofrey Hosford, Federal Public Defender
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-06-15
Citations: 133 F. App'x 859
Docket Number: No. 04-4686
Parties: John D. HORTON, Appellant, v. James Anthony MARTIN; Federal Public Defender; Matthew Coakley, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Judge Advocate General; Hon. William Webb, United States Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina; Anne Hayes, Assistant United States Attorney; Hon. Malcolm J. Howard, United States District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina; Geofrey Hosford, Federal Public Defender.
Judges: Before: SLOYITER, NYGAARD and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 133
Pages: 859–860

Head Matter:
John D. HORTON, Appellant, v. James Anthony MARTIN; Federal Public Defender; Matthew Coakley, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Judge Advocate General; Hon. William Webb, United States Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina; Anne Hayes, Assistant United States Attorney; Hon. Malcolm J. Howard, United States District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina; Geofrey Hosford, Federal Public Defender.
No. 04-4686.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted for Possible Summary Action Under Third Circuit LAR 27.4 and I.O.P. 10.6 May 26, 2005.
Decided June 15, 2005.
John D. Horton, Jobstown, NJ, pro se.
Paul A. Blaine, Office of United States Attorney, Camden, NJ, Michael J. O’Mara, Crawshaw, Mayfield, Turner, O’Mara, Donnelly & McBride, Cherry Hill, NJ, for James Anthony Martin; Federal Public Defender; Matthew Coakley, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Judge Advocate General; Hon. William Webb, United States Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina; Anne Hayes, Assistant United States Attorney; Hon. Malcolm J. Howard, United States District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina; Geofrey Hosford, Federal Public Defender.
Before: SLOYITER, NYGAARD and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
John D. Horton appeals from the District Court's order dismissing his complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. For the following reasons, we shall affirm.
Horton was found guilty, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, of destruction of government property and resisting, delaying or obstructing a police officer. In August 2003, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated the conviction and remanded the case for further proceedings. A few months later, Horton filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, naming Federal Public Defender James Anthony Martin, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Coakley, Honorable William Webb, Assistant United States Attorney Anne Hayes, Honorable Malcolm J. Howard (collectively "the Federal Defendants"), and Horton's former attorney, Geoffrey Hosford. Horton claimed that all of the Defendants engaged in a conspiracy to deprive him of his civil rights; that Defendants Martin and Hos-ford provided ineffective assistance of counsel for his defense; and that Defendants Coakley and Hayes engaged in false prosecution, abuse of criminal process and legal malpractice.
Defendants Coakley and Hosford filed motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Horton did not file a response; instead, he filed a motion seeking entry of default judgment against the Federal Defendants because they failed to file an answer to his complaint. The Federal Defendants filed an opposition to Horton's motion and stated that they were not properly served. Additionally, Martin, Webb, Hayes and Howard joined in Coakley's pending motion to dismiss. The District Court granted the motions to dismiss and dismissed the complaint as to all Defendants. Horton filed a timely appeal.
We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Our review of the District Court's dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction is de novo, Pinker v. Roche Holdings Ltd., 292 F.3d 361, 368 (3d Cir.2002), but we review factual findings for clear error. Pennzoil Prods. Co. v. Colelli & Assocs., Inc., 149 F.3d 197, 200 (3d Cir.1998). New Jersey's long arm statute confers jurisdiction over nonresidents to the extent allowed under the United States Constitution. N.J. Ct. R. 4:4-4; see Carteret Sav. Bank, FA v. Shushan, 954 F.2d 141, 145 (3d Cir.1992). A court may exercise jurisdiction over a defendant if the defendant has specific or general contacts with the forum. Once a defendant raises the defense of lack of personal jurisdiction, the plaintiff bears the burden to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, facts sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction. Carteret, 954 F.2d at 146.
We agree with the District Court that Horton did not present any facts that demonstrate "continuous and substantial contacts" between the Defendants and New Jersey. The District Court correctly concluded that Horton also failed to present evidence to establish specific jurisdiction. The incident that provided the basis for Horton's complaint occurred in North Carolina. All of the Defendants are residents of North Carolina, and all relevant court proceedings occurred in North Carolina.
As the appeal presents no substantial question, we will summarily affirm the District Court's order.