Cheng

BACKGROUND

21 On January 6, 2022, plaintiff Clyde Cheng filed a class action complaint against defendant 22 Congresswoman Jackie Speier, who represents California’s 14th Congressional District. Cheng 23 filed this lawsuit “to stop [Congresswoman Speier] from placing telephone calls that play her 24 prerecorded voice without first obtaining permission, and to obtain redress for all persons injured 25 by her conduct.” Compl. ¶ (Dkt. No. 1). Cheng asserts three causes of action against 26 Congresswoman Speier in both her official and individual capacities: (1) Violation of the Telephone 27 Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227(b); (2) Violation of the Unlawful Prong of the California Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200; and (3) Violation of the Unfair Prong of the California Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200. The proposed TCPA class is defined as “all persons in the United States who: (1) from the last 4 years to present (2) Defendant called (3) on his or her cellular telephone.” Id. ¶ 30. Between November 2020 and July 2021, Cheng received four calls on his cellular phone from…