Tucker v. PACIFIC BELL MOBILE SERVICES

Opinion

JONES, P. J.

In this proposed class action, plaintiffs allege defendant cell phone providers, Pacific Bell Mobile Services and Cingular Wireless LLC (collectively defendants) violated the unfair competition law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.) by selling “ ‘bucket plans’ ” without informing consumers how the length of each telephone call would be calculated.

In early 2009, defendants deposed plaintiff Julia Knapp. During the deposition, plaintiffs’ counsel, J. David Franklin, wrote on a legal pad and showed it to Knapp. Franklin also instructed Knapp not to answer questions related…