California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Denney v. CSX Transp., Inc., E064240 (Cal. App. 2016):
"On a challenge to personal jurisdiction by a motion to quash, the plaintiff has the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, the factual bases justifying the exercise of jurisdiction. [Citation.] The plaintiff must come forward with affidavits and other competent evidence to carry this burden and cannot simply rely on allegations in an unverified complaint. [Citation.] If the plaintiff meets this burden, 'it becomes the defendant's burden to demonstrate that the exercise of jurisdiction would be unreasonable.'" (Buchanan v. Soto (2015) 241 Cal.App.4th 1353, 1362 (Buchanan).)
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