Under what circumstances will a defendant have to have at least "minor contact" with the court in order to be considered a defendant in a civil case?
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The following excerpt is from Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. National Bank of Cooperatives, 103 F.3d 888 (9th Cir. 1996):
Due process requires that a defendant have "minimum contacts" with the forum state "so that the exercise of jurisdiction does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice." Shute, 897 F.2d at 380 (citing International Shoe v. Washington, 326 U.S. 310, 316, 66 S.Ct. 154, 158, 90 L.Ed. 95 (1945)). However, the nature and quality of contacts necessary to support jurisdiction depends upon the type of jurisdiction asserted. Id.
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