Pichler v. UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial & Textile Employees AFL-CIO)

MEMORANDUM

DALZELL, District Judge.

In 2003 and 2004, two labor unions obtained many license plate numbers from cars in the parking lots of a firm whose employees they were attempting to organize. The unions used those license plate numbers to get employees’ names and addresses. Claiming that the unions’ actions violated the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (“DPPA” or the “Act”), 1 the named plaintiffs brought this class action. Before us now are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment 2 and their stipulations of fact. 3

I. Factual Background

Cintas Corporation (“Cintas”) is the…