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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 47:0227(b)(3) Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ARIEL SHUCKETT, Individually and On 

Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, 

Plaintiff,

vs. 

DIALAMERICA Marketing Inc., 

Defendant.

 CASE NO. 17cv2073-LAB (KSC) 

ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND

 

Ariel Shuckett asks to amend her complaint to add defendant American Standard. 

Leave to amend should be freely granted. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15. DialAmerica doesn’t oppose 

adding American Standard. Instead, DialAmerica argues it’s an improper defendant 

because it only placed one call to Shuckett and she didn’t answer the phone. But the only 

question on the table is whether the Court should allow Shuckett to amend to add American 

Standard—not whether she has a valid claim against DialAmerica. Shuckett’s motion to file 

a second amended complaint is granted. If DialAmerica is right, and it’s an improper 

defendant, the parties should file a joint motion to dismiss DialAmerica from the action. If 

Shuckett still thinks DialAmerica violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, then 

DialAmerica should file a motion to dismiss. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 9, 2018 

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge 

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