191427P.pdf   06/18/2021  Panircelvan  Kaliannan  v.  Ee Liang
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  19-1427
   U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota - Fargo   
   [PUBLISHED] [Shepherd, Author, with Gruender and Benton, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - Securities fraud. The district court did not err in 
   determining it had personal jurisdiction over defendant, a Singapore 
   resident, because he had the necessary minimum contacts with North Dakota 
   and the plaintiff's claims arose out of those contacts; venue was proper 
   in North Dakota as plaintiffs' claims arose from the sale or solicitation 
   of unregistered, fraudulent North Dakota securities related to real 
   property in North Dakota; defendant's argument concerning forum non 
   convenience is raised for the first time on appeal, and the issue would 
   not be considered; defendant voluntarily decided to stop participating in 
   the litigation after his motion to dismiss was denied, and the district 
   court did not err in granting plaintiff summary judgment.