Whether a plaintiff invoking jurisdiction under Rule 4(k)(2) must plead that the defendant is not subject to jurisdiction in any state's courts of general jurisdiction

QUESTION PRESENTED Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(k)(2) authorizes federal district courts to exercise personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants in suits involving federal claims where exercising jurisdiction is consistent with U.S. law and “the defendant is not subject to jurisdiction in any state’s courts of general jurisdiction.” The question presented is: Whether a plaintiff invoking jurisdiction under Rule 4(k)(2) must plead that “the defendant is not subject to jurisdiction in any state’s courts of general jurisdiction.”