Judge: Daniel S. Murphy, Case: 22STCV05335, Date: 2022-10-31 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV05335    Hearing Date: October 31, 2022    Dept: 32

 

yarky santos,

                        Plaintiff,

            v.

 

fca us llc, et al.,  

                        Defendants.

 

  Case No.:  22STCV05335

 

  Hearing Date:  September 14, 2022

 

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

motion to compel further responses to plaintiff’s request for production of documents, set one

           

            The Court finds Plaintiff’s discovery to be overly broad and unduly burdensome. The Court issues the following discovery order:

1.     Defendant FCA US LLC (“Defendant”) shall produce any and all Recall Notices and Technical Service Bulletins concerning the subject vehicle.  Defendant is not required to do a search of emails.

2.     Defendant shall produce any customer complaints relating to transmission defects  alleged in plaintiff’s complaint in vehicles purchased in California for the same year, make and model of the subject vehicle. Any search shall be limited to source codes used on Plaintiff’s vehicle that concern transmission defect.

3.     All other requests for further production are DENIED.

4.     Defendant shall provide supplemental responses in compliance with this order within 45 days of this order.     

5.     Production shall be subject to a protective order.

6.     The Court does not award sanctions as it finds both sides acted with substantial justification.