Same Lawyer Files 2 TCPA Lawsuits vs. Citibank in Single Day

Two sequentially numbered lawsuits alleging Citibank violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act were filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for Southern California in San Diego by Ahren Tiller of the BLC Law Center. They allege Citibank used an automated telephone dialing system and an artificial or prerecorded voice to unlawfully collect credit card debts from their plaintiffs. Both complaints also allege violations of California’s Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. In one complaint (docket 3:23-cv-01007), Rogerio Castillo alleges Citibank phoned him more than 140 times to collect a debt on three credit card accounts after his lawyer on Feb. 3 sent a cease and desist letter urging it to stop. In the other complaint (docket 3:23-cv-01008), Austin Mitchell alleges Citibank phoned him more than 150 times after his lawyer warned the bank in writing Jan. 25 to stop. Both complaints allege Citibank’s TCPA wrongdoing was knowing and willful, entitling their plaintiffs to treble damages under the statute.