14.  Beginning in or around August of 2014, Defendant repeatedly placed  automated calls and text messages to Plaintiff’s cellular telephone 270-XXX-9408.   15.  The telephone number that Defendant used to contact Plaintiff was and is  assigned to a cellular telephone service as specified in 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1)(A)(iii).   16.  Upon information and belief, DriveTime utilized a predictive dialer  manufactured by Aspect corporation in calls to the Plaintiff.     17.  The dialing system would dial the Plaintiff’s number and, if he answered  the phone, then connect him to a live agent.     18.  The agent him or herself was not dialing the phone.    27.  Plaintiff brings this case as a class action pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23  on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated.   44.  Plaintiff repeats and realleges the above paragraphs of this Complaint and  incorporates them herein by reference.   45.  Defendant knowingly and/or willfully placed multiple automated calls to  cellular numbers belonging to Plaintiff and the other members of the Class without  their prior express consent.   46.  Each of the aforementioned calls by Defendant constitutes a knowing  and/or willful violation of the TCPA.   A. The Class   Knowing and/or Willful Violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act,  47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq.   Negligent Violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act,  47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq.  