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Timestamp: 2018-05-21 18:15:28
Document Index: 553896176

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 227', '§ 227', '§ 227', '§ 227', '§ 227', '§ 227']

OMELY TELECOM CORP., Defendant.
Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1) and Screening of Complaint (ECF No. 1-2)
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff's Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1), filed on June 16, 2016.
Plaintiff brings this action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. §§ 227(a)(iii) and 227(b)(1). Plaintiff alleges that Defendant violated the TCPA by calling Plaintiff's home phone thirty-two (32) times and leaving thirty-two (32) recorded messages using an automatic telephone dialing system without his permission. Plaintiff represents that after receiving four (4) of the aforementioned calls, Plaintiff requested that Defendant stop calling his number and additionally to mail a copy of Defendant's “Do Not Call” policy to him. Plaintiff represents that by failing to comply with both requests, Defendant demonstrated willful or knowing non-compliance with 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1)(B). As a result, Plaintiff now seeks injunctive relief and damages pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(3).
Plaintiff alleges that Defendant has violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The TCPA prohibits any person, absent the prior express consent from the telephone call recipient, from making “any call... using any automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice... to any telephone number assigned to... any service for which the called party is charged for the call.” 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1)(A)(iii). A person or entity may bring an action based on a violation of the TCPA, codified in 47 U.S.C. § 227, to enjoin such action and/or to recover monetary loss or $500 in damages for each such violation. 27 U.S.C. § 227(b)(3). Further, if the court finds that the defendant willfully or knowingly violated the Act, the court may, in its discretion, triple the amount of the award. Id. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Omely Telecom willfully or knowingly failed to comply with the TCPA when it proceeded to call and leave recorded messages using an automatic telephone dialing system or artificial or prerecorded voices on Plaintiff's home phone without Plaintiff's consent, disregarding Plaintiff's express request that he not receive such calls. Therefore, Plaintiff has sufficiently pled a claim under the TCPA.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff&#39;s Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis is granted. Plaintiff shall not be required to pre-pay the ...