Anthony Kamel v. Hibbet, Inc.

I. INTRODUCTION

On April 29, 2022, Anthony Kamel (“Plaintiff”), on behalf of himself and a putative class, filed a Complaint against Hibbett, Inc. (“Hibbett”) and Hibbett Retail, Inc. (“Hibbett Retail’) (collectively, “Defendants”) alleging a violation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA”), an amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681. (Compl. Ex. A, ECF No. 1— 1.) On June 1, 2022, Defendants removed the case to this Court. (Notice Removal, ECF No. 1.) Presently before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion to Remand. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion.

II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The following facts are alleged in the Complaint, unless noted otherwise: Plaintiff asserts that after using his credit card to make a purchase at a Hibbett store on or around January 24, 2022, he was provided an electronically-printed receipt showing ten digits of his credit card account number. Under FACTA, a receipt cannot include more than the last five digits of a credit card number, and therefore Defendants are in direct violation of the statute. Plaintiff contends this violation created an invasion of his privacy…