Hildre

I. BACKGROUND

23 On February 7, 2020, Plaintiff filed this civil action against Defendants. (Doc. No. 24 1, Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶ 1). The Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 25 U.S.C. section 1331.

27 28 Defendants are Maryland companies that offer marketing services to various professionals. (Compl. ¶¶ 6, 8, and 10). Plaintiff contends Defendants violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Specifically, Plaintiff asserts Defendants used an automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS”) to call him without his prior consent. (Id. at ¶¶ 1 and 19). Plaintiff relies on two phone calls to support his claim. (Id. at ¶¶ 15-16). On June 15, 2019, Plaintiff received a call from Defendants. (Id. at ¶ 15). Plaintiff asked them to remove him from the call list. Id. On December 3, 2019, Plaintiff received another call. (Id. at ¶ 16). Plaintiff alleges there was a “noticeable pause” after he answered the calls. (Id. at ¶ 18). Plaintiff has never engaged in business with Defendants. (Id. at ¶ 12). He also never provided them with his cell phone number. (Id. at ¶ 13). II. DISCUSSION…