Fla. AG Gets 7-Day Extension to Respond to Smartbiz Motion to Dismiss

U.S. District Judge Jose Martinez for Southern Florida issued an order order (docket 1:22-cv-23945) Friday, granting Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) a Thursday request for a seven-day extension, to Feb. 10, to respond to Smartbiz Telecom's motions to dismiss and to join required parties in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit. The motion was unopposed. Florida is suing SmartBiz for allegedly violating the TCPA, the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule and Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practice Act. SmartBiz filed the motion to dismiss last month (see 2301230054), “vehemently” disputing all robocalling allegations.