LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County consumer alleges he was unlawfully contacted by a debt collector.
Tyto Hernandez filed a complaint on March 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division against USAA Savings Bank alleging violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that beginning in 2016, he suffered damages from receiving several collection calls from the defendant. He alleges he has received more than 100 calls. The plaintiff holds USAA Savings Bank responsible because the defendant allegedly kept on calling the plaintiff despite his request to stop calling him.
The plaintiff seeks injunction against the defendant, statutory damages, treble damages, all legal fees, interest, and any other relief as the court deems just. He is represented by Matthew A. Rosenthal of Westgate Law in Los Angeles.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division Case number 2:17-cv-02170-FMO-E