HATCH v. DEMAYO

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA JONATHAN HATCH, et al., on behalf of ) themselves and others similarly situated, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) 1:16CV925 ) MICHAEL A. DEMAYO, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER LORETTA C. BIGGS, District Judge. In this putative class-action lawsuit, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants violated the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994,

18 U.S.C. § 2721

et seq. (“DPPA”), by obtaining their names and addresses from automobile accident reports and using that information for marketing purposes. (See ECF No.…