Extension Sought to Pursue Settlement Talks in Wells Fargo TCPA Case
Plaintiff Christopher Atanasoff and defendant Wells Fargo Bank jointly moved for a 30-day extension to Dec. 23 for Wells Fargo to answer Atanasoff’s Nov. 1 complaint alleging it committed “knowing and/or willful” Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations (see 2211020055), said…
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their motion Friday (docket 3:22-cv-01698) in U.S. District Court for Southern California in San Diego. Wells Fargo asked Atanasoff for the additional time, and he agreed, to investigate Atanasoff’s claims and to enable the parties “to engage in efforts to resolve this matter without further litigation, including early settlement discussions,” said their joint motion. Atanasoff alleges the bank phoned him more than 60 times to collect an old credit card debt after receiving a cease and desist from his lawyer on July 29.