Judge: Kerry Bensinger, Case: 23STCV08158, Date: 2024-03-12 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV08158    Hearing Date: March 12, 2024    Dept: 31

Tentative Ruling

Judge Kerry Bensinger, Department 31

HEARING DATE:      March 12, 2024                                             TRIAL DATE:  August 26, 2024

CASE:                         William Robert Fonseca v. General Motors, LLC

CASE NO.:                      23STCV08158

MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO DISCOVERY

MOVING PARTY:               Plaintiff William Robert Fonseca

RESPONDING PARTY:     Defendant General Motors, LLC

This is a Song-Beverly action.  On January 18, 2024, Plaintiff, William Robert Fonseca, 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 hearing of this motion.  Accordingly, the court will continue the hearing for Plaintiff’s motion to April 24, 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 tentative Song- Beverly 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:   March 12, 2024