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(lo De iatd by cmmnJ Qr prose plaintiff If> im/icate tJir: categ<Jry Oflhe case for the~· of assignment l<J tlie oppr(/priate·caft:ndar)

Address of Plaintiff: 3049 Almond Street, Philadelphia PA 19134

AddrcssofDefendant: _______ 12_G_re_e_n_w_a_y_P_la_z_a_#_2_5_0_, _H_o_us_t_o_n._T_X_77_04_· _6 _______ _

Place of Accident, Incident or Transaction: _____ 3_0_4_9_A_l_m_o_n_d_S_tr_e_e_t,_P_h_il_a_d_el_p_h_ia_P_A_1_9_1.3_4 ____ _

RELATED CiSE, IF ANY:

Case Number: __________ _

Civil cases are deemed related when Yes is answered to any· of the following qu.~ions:

1. Is this case related to property included in an.earlier numbeted suit pending or within one year p;eviously tenninn~daction in this court?

2. Does this case involve the same issue of' fact or grow out of the same transaction as a prior suit pending or v.ithin one yc;ar tntviuusfy terminated action in this court'!

3. Does this ease involve the validity or infrir1g~ent of n pati:nt alri:ady in suit or any earlier numlx:red ease pending or within one year previously tenninated action of this court?

4. Is !his ease a second or sm:eessivc habeas ccrpus, social security app<:al, or pro se cMl rights case filed by tlte Same individual?

Date Tennimtted:

YesD No~

YesD No~

YesO No~

YesD No~

I certify that, to m1 knowledge, the within case this eoqrt execpt as noted above.

DAIE· 10/10/2018 Cl•/ (3 b•ot ~-'·""'-535):'\"'"'iga"

.:tuornq.a;-Lmv I Pro Se Platmijf Attorney 1.D. II (if applicable)

CIVIL: (Place•../ iA ont ate:ory only)

A. F~dmd Qutsd4tt Casa: B. Di•vnil)'JIU'isdkti11n CllS~:

D l, Indemnity Contract, Marine Cruttract. lUld All Other Contrm:ts D l. Insurance Contract and Other Contracts

D 2. FBLA B 2. Airplane Personal Injury

D 3. Jones Act-Personal Injury 3. Assault. Defamation

D 4. Antitrust D 4. Marine Persorud Injury

B s. Pntent B s. MotorVclticle Personal Ittlµry 6. Labor-Management Relations 6. Other Personal bliury {Please specify):

D 7. Civil Rights D 7. Products Liability

D 8. Habeas Carpus 0 8. Products Liability-Asbestos

B 9, S«uritles Act(s) Cases D 9. All other Diversity CltSCS 10. Social Security ReView Cases (Please specify):

r.a 11. All other Federal Ques.tion 'C11SeS {Pt~ sptcff/): Alleged violation of TCPA, 47 U.S.C. § 227

ARBITRATION CERTIFICATION r\v f\J\ . (lhe effect of this certifiatlion JS IQ remove 1/111 case Jrom elig,tbtliJy for arhftmtio.n.)

l, __ (_\_,_'+-1--"--'-·_ ldr_f_t._vJ __ ...... cotmSel of m:otd or Pl'1l se plail'l!ifr. dahercby certify:

D Pursuant to Local Civil Rule S3.2, § 3(c) (l>, thllt to the best of my knowledge rutd belief, tbe damages recoverable in this civil action case exceed the sum of St S0,000.00 exclusive ofinterest and costs:

pJ. Rdiefotherthan monetary dl).nmgC$ is sought. t. ~ DATE: l 0-\cJ-\t ----~~-~---~

5 35)_\ .At(l)r1t~·l.aw I Pi'o Se P[aintJ.fl Attorney 1.D. # (lfappllcabfe)

N\YI'E. A trial denavo will be it maJ by iUIY only ifthcte bas been compliance wilh F.R.C • .P. 38.

Case: 1:19-cv-00081-JG Doc #: 1 Filed: 10/09/18 1 of 16. PageID #: 1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

CASE MANAGEMENT TRACK DESIGNATION FORM

Shelton, et. al. v. Direct Energy, LP

CIVIL ACTION

NO.

In accordance with the Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plan of this court, counsel for

plaintiff shall complete a Case Management Track Designation Form in all civil cases at the time offiling the complaint and serve a copy on all defendants. (See § 1:03 of the plan set forth on the reverseside of this form.) In the event that a defendant does not agree with the plaintiff regarding said

designation, that defendant shall, with its first appearance, submit to the clerk of court and serve onthe plaintiff and all other parties, a Case Management Track Designation Form specifying the trackto which that defendant believes the case should be assigned.

SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CASE MANAGEMENT TRACKS:

(a) Habeas Corpus - Cases brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 through § 2255.

(b) Social Security - Cases requesting review of a decision of the Secretary of Healthand Human Services denying plaintiff Social Security Benefits.

( )

( )

(c) Arbitration - Cases required to be designated for arbitration under Local Civil Rule 53.2. ( )

( )

(d) Asbestos - Cases involving claims for personal injury or property damage fromexposure to asbestos.

(e) Special Management - Cases that do not fall into tracks (a) through (d) that arecommonly referred to as complex and that need special or intense management bythe court. (See reverse side of this form for a detailed explanation of special

management cases.)

(f) Standard Management - Cases that do not fall into any one of the other tracks.

10/3/2018

(X)

( )

D a t e J W - O b r f e

(412)3^50+84-

Telephone

/sAClayton Morrow

Attorney-at-law

(412)386-3184

FAX Number

Plaintiffs

Attorney for

[email protected]

E-Mail Address

(Civ. 660) 10/02



JS -14 (Rev. 06/17) CIVIL COVER SHEETThe JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law. except asprovided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the united States in September 1974. is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for thepurpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SUE INSTRl.X TIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.)

1 . ( a ) P L A I N T I F F S DEFENDANTS

JAMES EVERETT SHELTON and JON FREY DIRECT ENERGY, LP

(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff Montgomery County of Residence of First List

(IN US. P

NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATITHE TRACT OF LAND IN

:d De fendan t Ha r r i s

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES) .AIST1FF CASES ONI. Y)

)N CASES. USE THE LOCATION OFVOLVED.

(C) Attorneys /Firm Name. Address, and Telephone Number)Morrow & Artim, PC, 304 Ross Street, 7th Floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Telephone: (412) 281-1250

Attorneys (If Known)

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an "X"m One Box Only)

0 1 U.S. Government & 3 Federal Question

P l a i n t i f f ( l / . S . G o v e r n m e n t t t O I a P a r t y )

I I I . CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES(Placem Win One Box for P la in t i f f

( F o r D i v e r s i t y C a s e s O n l y ) a n d O n e H o x f o r D e f e n d a n t )P T F D E P P T F D E F

Citizen of This State D 1 3 1 Incorporated or Principal Place O 4 0 4of Business In This State

3 2 U . S . G o v e r n m e n t D 4 D i v e r s i t yDefendant ( Ind ica te ( 'mzenshp o f Par t ies in I tem 111)

Citizen of Another Stale □ 2 □ 2 Incorporated and Principal Place O 5 3 5of Business In Another State

Cit izen or Subject of a 3 3 0 3

Foreien Ccuntr\F o r e i g n N a i i o n O 6 3 6

IV. NATURE OF SUIT (Place an "X" in One Box Onh) Click here for: Nature o f Suit Code Descriptions.1 C O N T R A C T TORTS FORFEITURE/PENALTY BANKRUPTCY OTHER STATUTES 1

D 110 Insurance3 120 Marine

3 130 Miller Act3 140 Negotiable Instrument

PERSONAL INJURY

3 310 Airplane

3 315 Airplane Product

Liability3 320 Assault. Libel &

Slander

□ 330 Federal Employers'

Liability3 340 Marine

3 345 Marine Product

LiabilityD 350 Motor Vehicle

0 355 Motor VehicleProduct Liability

□ 360 Other Personal

Injury3 362 Personal Injury -

Medical Malpractice

PERSONAL INJURY

3 365 Personal Injury •

Product Liability3 367 Health Care'

PhannacciiticalPersonal Injury

Product LiabilityD 368 Asbestos Personal

Injury ProductLiability

PERSONAL PROPERTY3 370 Other Fraud

D 371 Truth in LendingD 380 Other Personal

Property DamageO 385 Property Damage

Product Liability

3 625 Drug Related Seizure

of Property 21 USC88I

□ 690 Oilier

3 422 Appeal 28 USC 1583 423 Withdrawal

28 USC 157

D 375 False Claims Act□ 376 Qui Tarn (31 USC

3729(a))O 400 State Reapportionment

□ 150 Recovery of Overpayment PROPERTY RIGHTS □ 410 Antitrust& Enforcement of Judgment

D 151 Medicare Act□ 152 Recovery of Defaulted

Student Loans

(Excludes Veterans)

3 820 Copyrights3 830 Patent

3 835 Patent-AbbreviatedNew Drug Application

3 840 Trademark

□ 430 Banks and BankingO 450 Commerce

O 460 DeportationD 470 Racketeer Influenced and

Corrupt OrganizationsO 153 Recovery of Overpayment LABOR SOCIAL SECURITY D 480 Consumer Credit

of Veteran's BenefitsO 160 Stockholders'Suits□ 190 Other Contract

3 195 Contract Product LiabilityO 196 Franchise

O 710 Fair Labor Standards

Act3 720 Labor/Management

Relations

3 740 Railway Labor Act□ 751 Family and Medical

Leave Act

D 790 Other Labor Litigation

3 791 Employee Retirement

3 861 IUA(1395ff)

3 862 Black Lung (923)3 863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g))3 864 SSID Title XVI

□ 865 RSI (405(g))

O 490 Cablc'Sat TVO 850 Securities'Commoditics'

Exchange5^890 Other Statutory Actions3 891 Agricultural Acts3 893 Environmental Matters3 895 Freedom of Information

1 REAL PROPERTY CIVIL RIGHTS PRISONER PETITION'S FEDERAL TAX SLIT'S Act

3 210 Land Condemnation 3 440 Other Civil Rights Habeas Corpus: 3 870 Taxes (US. Plaintiff 3 896 Arbitration3 220 Foreclosure O 441 Voting 3 463 Alien Detainee Income Security Act or Defendant) □ 899 Administrative Procedure3 230 Rent Lease & Ejectment

O 240 Torts to Land0 245 Tort Product Liability

3 442 Employment

0 443 Housing'Accommodations

O 445 Amcr. vv/Disabilitics -

Employment3 446 Amcr. w/Disabiliues -

Other3 448 Education

O 510 Motions to Vacate

SentenceD 530 General3 535 Death Penalty

Other:D 540 Mandamus & Other□ 550 Civil Rights

□ 555 Prison Condition3 560 Civil Detainee -

Conditions ofConfinement

a S7I IRS—Third Party26 USC 7609

Act/Review or Appeal of

Agency Decision3 950 Constitutionality of

O 290 All Other Real Property IMMIGRATION State Statutes3 462 Naturalization Application3 465 Other Immigration

Actions

V. ORIGIN (Place an "X" in One Box Only)

X1 Original O 2 Removed fromProceeding State Court

O 3 Remanded from O 4 Reinstated or D 5 Transferred from G 6 Multidistrict D 8 MultidistrictA p p e l l a t e C o u r t R e o p e n e d A n o t h e r D i s t r i c t L i t i g a t i o n - L i t i g a t i o n -

( s p e c i f y ; T r a n s f e r D i r e c t F i l e

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION

Cite the U.S. Civil Stalule under which you are filine (Do not die jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):47 U.S.C. § 227

Brief description of cause:

A putative class action brought pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act tor automated telemarketing

VII. REQUESTED IN

COMPLAINT:SJ CHECK II" THIS IS A CLASS ACTION

UNDER RULE 23. F.R.C'v.P

DEMAND S CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:

J U R Y D E M A N D : X Ye s O N o

VIII. RELATED CASE(S)

IF ANY (See Instructions):JUDGE DOCKET NUMBER

DATE

10/03/2018

SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD

/s/ Clayton S. MorrowFOR OFFICE USE ONLY

RECEIPT fi AMOUNT APPLYING IFP JUDGE MAG. JUDGE



IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FORTHE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

PHILADELPHIA DIVISION

JAMES EVERETT SHELTON AND JON

FREY, on behalf of themselves and otherssimilarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

DIRECT ENERGY, LP

Defendant.

Case No.

COMPLAINT - CLASS ACTION

CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT

Preliminary Statement

1. Plaintiffs James Everett Shelton and Jon Frey bring this action to enforce the

consumer-privacy provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"), 47 U.S.C. §

227, a federal statute enacted in 1991 in response to widespread public outrage about the

proliferation of intrusive, nuisance telemarketing practices. See Mims v. Arrow Fin. Servs., LLC,

132 S.Ct. 740, 745 (2012).

2. Mr. Shelton alleges that in violation of the TCPA, Direct Energy, LP ("Direct

Energy") placed an automated telemarketing call to his cellular telephone number. Mr. Shelton

never consented to receive this call, and it was placed to him for telemarketing purposes in an

attempt to generate new business for Direct Energy.

3. Mr. Frey alleges that in violation of the TCPA, Direct Energy placed automated

telemarketing calls to his residential telephone number, despite the fact that Mr. Frey's number is

listed on the National Do Not Call Registry. Mr. Frey never consented to receive these calls, and












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