Mapp

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Timothy Mapp, Case No.: 23-cv-2306-GPC-BLM

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

Dayle Allison Vinzant, dba Ted Smith [ECF No. 3] Law,1 15 Defendant.

17 Pending before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. For the reasons that 18 follow the motion is DENIED. The hearing set for May 3, 2024, is vacated. 19 Plaintiff claims that Defendant, a debt collector, violated the Federal Fair Debt 20 Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) when he brought an action seeking to evict Plaintiff 21 for the alleged non-payment of rent. Plaintiff alleges that rent had in fact “already been 22 paid” or its collection “was time-barred,” but that Defendant “continually harassed” him 23 24 25 1 Plaintiff admits that he inadvertently left a reference to “DOE” defendants in the caption of the complaint and does not intend to pursue any “DOE” defendants. The Clerk is directed to correct the docket to reflect this admission. 27 about this “false rental debt that…