Repeat TCPA litigators.
Trolls.
They love to receive marketing calls because it means they get to sue people, right?
Maybe.
So does that mean they can’t sue.
No. Well, sort of.
I have talked about my great win in Stoops v. Wells Fargo multiple times on this blog and won’t dive into it again. Bottom line– if a litigator sets up their case then they lack standing to sue (you’re welcome.)
But if a litigator just rejoices when they get an unsolicited call and springs forth with a lawsuit every time it happens well… they probably do have standing to sue.
Take the ever-fascinating Robert Doane.
The Martha’s vineyard dwelling Doane apparently has all the money in the world, but it doesn’t stop him from suing pesky marketers that cross his phone.
But given that he has pursued so many cases and claims does he really have standing to keep suing?
Yes. Probably.
In Doane v. Pyhton, 2025 WL 3485569 (D. Mass. Dec. 4, 2025) for instance the court rejected a motion to dismiss his claim for lac of standing:
[Defendant]that Doane lacks standing because he allegedly has multiple cellphones and has filed other TCPA lawsuits. But Levine has provided no evidentiary support for her speculation that Doane has multiple cellphones or that he manufactured the unsolicited phone calls from Python. See Martinez-Rivera v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 812 F.3d 69, 74 (1st Cir. 2016) (permitting consideration of evidence on a Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss). And her assertion that Doane has previously filed other TCPA actions does not impact his standing to advance the claims in this case, where the TCPA provides a private right of action whenever a person “has received more than one telephone call within any 12-month period by or on behalf of the same entity in violation of the regulations prescribed under this subsection.” 47 U.S.C. § 227(c)(5). Doane’s complaint adequately establishes his standing to pursue his claims.
Get it?
The mere fact Doane has sued a bunch is not sufficient to cut off his ability to sue again. But if it turns out that he did set up the lawsuit THEN he would lack standing and his case would be thrown out– but that needs to be proven on evidence.
That tracks.
In Stoops for instance we deposed the Plaintiff, got her to admit she bought the phones to set up a TCPA suit and then moved for judgment. That’s what Python will have to do here if it hopes to win!
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