Judge: Kerry Bensinger, Case: 23STCV05204, Date: 2024-02-08 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV05204    Hearing Date: February 8, 2024    Dept: 31

Tentative Ruling

Judge Kerry Bensinger, Department 31

HEARING DATE:      February 8, 2024                                         TRIAL DATE:  September 9, 2024

CASE:                         Ranae Fields v. General Motors, LLC

CASE NO.:                      23STCV05204

MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO DISCOVERY

MOVING PARTY:               Plaintiff Ranae Fields

RESPONDING PARTY:     Defendant General Motors, LLC

This is a Song-Beverly action.  On December 16, 2023, Plaintiff, Ranae Fields, filed this motion to compel Defendant, General Motors, LLC, to provide further responses to Plaintiff’s Request for Production of Documents, Set One, Nos. 16-21.

The parties have not participated in an Informal Discovery Conference (IDC) prior to the filing of this motion.  Accordingly, the court will continue the hearing for Plaintiff’s motion to March 27, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. to allow the parties to participate in an IDC.  The parties are to review the information for conducting IDC’s in Dept. 31 located on the LA Superior Court website for Dept. 31.  The parties are to contact the judicial assistant to obtain a copy of the court’s Song-Beverly Act tentative discovery order.  Thereafter the parties are to contact the judicial assistant to schedule an IDC date and time. 

Clerk of the Court to give notice.

Dated:   February 8, 2024