Judge Stays Remanded TCPA Case While SCOTUS Considers Defendant’s Cert Petition

U.S. District Judge John Adams for Northern Ohio in Akron granted the joint request of plaintiff Matthew Dickson and defendant Direct Energy to stay Dickson’s remanded Telephone Consumer Protection Act complaint, said Adams’ signed order Thursday (docket 5:18-cv-00182). The parties requested the stay while the U.S. Supreme Court considers Direct Energy’s forthcoming cert petition seeking review of the 6th Circuit’s reversal of the district court’s order dismissing Dickson’s lawsuit for lack of Article III standing (see 2307130036). The parties should file a notice when it’s “appropriate to lift the stay,” said Adams’ order.