Floyd

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

LOUIS FLOYD, Case No. 20-CV-01520-LHK

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART WITHOUT

v. PREJUDICE PLAINTIFF'S MOTION

FOR ALTERNATIVE SERVICE

SARATOGA DIAGNOSTICS, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 15 Defendants. 17 Plaintiff Louis Floyd filed this putative class action alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act against Defendants Saratoga Diagnostics, Inc. (“Saratoga”) and its Chief Executive Officer Thomas Pallone. ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”). Before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for alternative service upon Saratoga and Pallone. ECF No. 15 (“Mot.”). For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES without prejudice in part Plaintiff’s motion for alternative service. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff is a resident of California. Compl. ¶ 1. Defendant Saratoga is a California corporation with its principal place of business in Saratoga,…