Zhu v. DISH NETWORK, LLC

Memorandum Opinion

LIAM O’GRADY, District Judge.

This case involves telemarketing phone calls Plaintiff Mantian Zhu received in July 2009, where the callers allegedly identified themselves as salespersons representing the Dish Network trying to sell the company’s services. Plaintiff Zhu, who was registered on the National Do Not Call registry, alleges that Defendant DISH Network, LLC caused the calls to be made in violation of the Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act (VTPPA). Va.Cobe Ann. §§ 59.1-510 to 518 (West 2010). The Act prohibits unwanted telephone solicitation and provides for…