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Plaintiff Alleges Re/Max Texted Him 10 Times to Number on DNC Registry for 17 Years

Plaintiff Marc Calamaras seeks damages and injunctive relief, plus “all other available legal or equitable remedies,” against Re/Max for its unlawful actions in negligently and willfully texting his cellphone and invading his privacy, alleged his Telephone Consumer Protection Act class…

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action Thursday (docket 8:23-cv-01733) in U.S. District Court for Middle Florida in Tampa. The Florida resident and members of his proposed class received “unwanted spam telemarketing text messages” from Re/Max “without regard” to the TCPA and the national do not call registry “and in disregard for individual privacy,” it said. The lawsuit challenges the legality of all telemarketing text messages that Re/Max sent, or were sent on its behalf, beginning from July 2019 “through the date of preliminary approval of class certification.” Calamaras’ phone number has been listed on the DNC registry since June 2006, said his complaint. Re/Max uses mass spam telemarketing text messaging to send unsolicited text messages to promote his services, it said. He estimates he received at least 10 unsolicited text messages since January 2002 to his phone number ending in 7400. Calamaras' full phone number will be provided to counsel for Re/Max during discovery, said his complaint. He’s not providing it in the complaint, “a public document, to prevent further unwanted and unauthorized calls” and texts, “and further intrusion into his phone,” it said.