Ewing

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 ANTON EWING, Case No.: 19-CV-855-CAB-BGS

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. QUASH SERVICE OF SUMMONS

AND COMPLAINT

MARK POLLARD,

Defendant. [Doc. No. 10] 17 18 Before the Court is Defendant’s motion to quash service of summons and complaint. [Doc. No. 10.] The motion has been fully briefed and the Court deems it suitable for determination on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See S.D. Cal. CivLR 7.1(d)(1). For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Anton Ewing filed a complaint against Defendant Mark Pollard on May 7, 2019, alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227 (“TCPA”). [Doc. No. 1.] On June 18, 2019, Plaintiff filed an ex parte request to serve Defendant by publication [Doc. No. 5], which this Court denied on June 21, 2019. [Doc. No. 6.] On June 25, 2019, Plaintiff…