AECIQ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDWARD G. NEWMAN, JR., No. 2:24-cv-1204 WBS AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER AECIQ, Defendant. 16 This matter is before the court on a motion to compel brought by plaintiff. ECF No. 20. This discovery motion was referred to the magistrate judge pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(1). The parties submitted the required joint statement. ECF No. 21. The matter was heard before the court on June 4, 2025. ECF No. 24. For the reasons set forth below, the motion to compel is GRANTED. I. Relevant Background Plaintiff filed this putative class action on April 26, 2024, alleging that defendant has violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) by placing pre-recorded calls without consent to cellular telephone numbers. ECF No. 1 at 1. A pretrial scheduling order was issued on August 30, 2024, setting a discovery deadline of March 18, 2025. ECF No. 14. The scheduling order was modified on April…