Thomas
Thomas v. Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Reidconnell, J.
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS [16]
I. INTRODUCTION
Pending before the Court is Defendant Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.’s (“Defendant”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff Jeffrey A. Thomas’s Complaint pursuant *940 to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). (Dkt. No. 16.) After considering the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the instant motion, the Court deems this matter appropriate for decision without oral argument of counsel. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. For the following reasons, the Court DENIES Defendant’s motion.
II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff is a resident and citizen of the State of Oregon and Executive Vice President of a company called J and J Thomas, Inc. (Compl., ¶¶ 7, Ex. A.) Defendant sells credit building and credibility solutions for businesses. (Compl. ¶ 8.) Plaintiff initiated this putative class action on April 28, 2015, alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. §§ 227 et seq., and California’s Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”), Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200 et seq. Plaintiff seeks to represent a nationwide class of individuals who have…