No. 20-723

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency v. Susan Allan, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-25
Status: GVR
Type: Paid
Response RequestedRelisted (3)
Tags: automatic-telephone-dialing-system civil-procedure federal-regulation number-generation random-or-sequential-number-generator standing statutory-interpretation telecommunications-law telephone-consumer-protection-act
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-04-16 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the definition of an 'automatic telephone dialing system' (ATDS) in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) encompasses any device that can 'store' and 'automatically dial' telephone numbers, even if the device does not 'us[e] a random or sequential number generator'

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED In Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, No. 19-511 (U.S. granted July 9, 2020), this Court granted certiorari to determine whether the definition of an “automatic telephone dialing system” (““ATDS”) in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (“TCPA”) encompasses any device that can “store” and “automatically dial” telephone numbers, even if the device does not “us[e] a random or sequential number generator.” 47 U.S.C. §227(a). This case presents the same question. The question presented is: Whether the definition of ATDS in the TCPA encompasses any device that can “store” and “automatically dial” telephone numbers, even if the device does not “us[e] a random or sequential number generator.” ii STATEMENT OF

Docket Entries

2021-05-21
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2021-04-19
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of <i>Facebook, Inc.</i> v. <i>Duguid</i>, 592 U. S. ___ (2021).
2021-04-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
2021-02-18
Response to petition from respondents Susan Allan, et al. filed.
2021-01-25
Response Requested. (Due February 24, 2021)
2021-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2020-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 28, 2020)

Attorneys

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
George William Hicks Jr. — Petitioner
Susan Allan, et al.
Adam Theodore HillThe Law Offices of Jeffrey Lohman. P.C., Respondent