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OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is a motion to dismiss the complaint for want of personal jurisdiction. See Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 12. For the reasons that follow, the motion is denied.”In reviewing a motion to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b) (2), a court may look to evidence outside the pleadings.” Sandoval v. Abaco Club on Winding Bay, 507 F. Supp. 2d 312, 315 (S.D.N.Y. 2007). “The plaintiff bears the burden of establishing personal jurisdiction over the defendant. Prior to trial, however, when a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction is decided on the basis of affidavits and other written materials, the plaintiff need only make a prima facie showing.” Seetransport Wiking Trader Schiffarhtsgesellschaft MBH & Co., Kommanditgesellschaft v. Navimpex Centrala Navala, 989 F.2d 572, 580 (2d Cir. 1993) (quoting Taylor v. Phelan, 912 F.2d 429, 431 (10th Cir. 1990) (per curiam)). At this very early stage of the case, “the plaintiff’s prima facie showing may be established solely by allegations.” Ball v. Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt, S.A., 902 F.2d 194, 197 (2d Cir. 1990). By filing a Rule 12(b)(2) motion, a defendant “assumes the truth of the plaintiff’s factual allegation for purposes of the motion and challenges [only] their sufficiency.” Id. Unless the district court chooses to hold an evidentiary hearing — which it is permitted but not obligated to do — a plaintiff’s prima facie showing requires that the motion be denied, even in the face of controverting evidence from the defendant. Dorchester Fin. Sec., Inc. v. Banco BRJ, S.A., 722 F.3d 81, 85-86 (2d Cir. 2013) (per curiam).Here, the Court did not find it necessary to hold a hearing, because the facts, as alleged in the pleadings and supplemented by the parties’ submissions, are largely undisputed. Plaintiff Roxx Allison Ltd. is a jewelry wholesaler incorporated and located in New York. First Amended Compl. (“1AC”) 1, ECF No. 7. Defendant The Jewelers Inc. is a jewelry retailer incorporated and located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yerushalmi Decl. 2, ECF No. 14. In 2014, a Roxx Allison representative visited The Jewelers flagship store in Las Vegas with samples of merchandise, and The Jewelers agreed to sell Roxx Allison jewelry. Id. 7. Over the next several years, Roxx Allison sold pieces to The Jewelers on numerous occasions. Sometimes the deals were arranged in person in Las Vegas (either at The Jewelers store or at a trade show), while other times they were arranged by email or telephone. Id.

 
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