Holster v. Gatco Inc.

Full title: Charles E. Holster III, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Date published: Oct 31, 2008

SUMMARY ORDER No. 07-2191-cv (2d Cir. Oct. 31, 2008)

Opinion

SUMMARY ORDER No. 07-2191-cv.

October 31, 2008.

UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Plaintiff-Appellant's appeal is DENIED.

For Appellant: Todd C. Bank, Kew Gardens, N.Y.

For Appellee: Jeremy Gilman Gregory Lucht (Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan Aronoff LLP), Cleveland, OH; Joel Shafferman, New York, N.Y.

PRESENT: HON. GUIDO CALABRESI, HON. BARRINGTON D. PARKER, Circuit Judges, and HON. STEFAN R. UNDERHILL, ¹ District Judge.

1 The Honorable Stefan R. Underhill, of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, sitting by designation.

Charles E. Holster III brought a putative class action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Bianco, J.) alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"), 47 U.S.C § 227(b)(1)(C). Federal jurisdiction was grounded on diversity of citizenship. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2). The District Court dismissed the complaint. See Holster v. Gatco, Inc., 485 F. Supp. 2d 179, 180 (E.D.N.Y. 2007). We affirm. See Bonime v. Avaya, Inc., 07-1136-cv, ___ F. 3d ___ (2d Cir. 2008). The judgment of the District Court is AFFIRMED.