SMITH v. NAVIENT SOLUTIONS, LLC
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting 56 Motion for Summary Judgment; denying as moot 60 Motion in Limine, and as more fully stated in said Memorandum Opinion and Order. Signed by Judge Kim R. Gibson on 8/4/2019. (dlg)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
GREGORY J. SMITH,
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Plaintiff,
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NA VIENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,
Defendant.
) CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17-191
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) JUDGE KIM R. GIBSON
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before the Court is Defendant Navient Solutions, LLC's Motion for Summary Judgment
(ECF No. 56) and Motion in Limine to Preclude Plaintiff's Expert Report and Testimony (ECF
No. 60). These motions are fully briefed (see ECF Nos. 57-59, 61-62, 65-66) and are ripe for
disposition. For the reasons that follow, the Court will GRANT Navient's Motion for Summary
Judgment (ECF No. 56) and DENY its Motion in Limine as moot (ECF No. 60).
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Background
A.
Procedural Background
On October 17, 2017, Plaintiff Gregory J. Smith filed a two-count Complaint against
Navient alleging that Navient: (1) violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by
placing calls to Smith using an automated telephone dialing system (ECF No. 1
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