Injunction Against Using Automatic Dialer To Call Cell Phones.

The district court granted a preliminary injunction motion and provisional class certification restraining a debt collection service from using an automatic dialer to place calls to debtors’ cellular telephones. The Ninth Circuit affirmed, finding the plaintiff demonstrated irreparable harm due to invasion of consumers’ rights of privacy under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act [TCPA, 47 U.S.C. §227] Meyer v. Portfolio Recovery Associates  (Ninth Cir.; October 12, 2012) 696 F.3d 943.