Judge: Joseph Lipner, Case: 24STCV16165, Date: 2025-01-14 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24STCV16165    Hearing Date: January 14, 2025    Dept: 72

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

DEPARTMENT 72

TENTATIVE RULING

             Plaintiff Ericka Jasmin Anaya (“Plaintiff”) moves to compel certain requests for production of documents (“RFP”) served to defendant General Motors, LLC (“Defendant”).

The Court has considered the parties’ papers and rules as follows.  Where the Court orders Defendant to produce further responses and documents, Defendant must do so within 30 days.

RFP 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 39, 40:  Granted.  Defendant shall provide further responses and produce all responsive documents in Defendant’s possession, custody, or control.

RFP: 15, 16, 61, 62, 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 118, 119:  Granted.  Defendant shall provide further responses and produce responsive documents in Defendant’s possession, custody, or control.  However, Defendant need not search for or produce emails.

RFP 23, 24, 83, 84, 89, 93, 100, 116, 117, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136:  Denied.  The requests are overbroad.

RFP 29, 30, 114, 115:  Granted.  Defendant shall provide further responses and produce responsive documents in Defendant’s possession, custody, or control.  However, Defendant need not search for or produce internal emails of Defendant.  Moreover, customer complaints shall be limited to complaints of customers in California.

RFP 50, 51, 52:  Granted.  Defendant shall provide further responses and produce all responsive documents in Defendant’s possession, custody, or control.  However, Defendant need not search for “comparable analyses” as the term is vague.