Maryland v. Universal Elections, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

CATHERINE C. BLAKE, District Judge.

The State of Maryland brought this civil enforcement action against Universal Elections, Inc., Julius Henson, and Rhonda Russell, alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq., in connection with 112,000 anonymous prerecorded telephone calls made to Maryland residents on Election Day, November 2, 2010. On May 25, 2011, this court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss, finding that political robocalls are not exempt from TCPA disclosure requirements and that the TCPA, as applied in this case, does not…