Judge: Kevin C. Brazile, Case: 24STCV05413, Date: 2025-05-23 Tentative Ruling

Hearing Date: May 23, 2025

Case Name: Bonilla, et al. v. General Motors LLC, et al.

Case No.: 22STCV30462

Matter: Motion to Compel PMK Deposition

Moving Party: Plaintiffs John Bonilla and Nicole Davilla

Responding Party: Defendant General Motors LLC

Notice: OK

Ruling: The Motion is granted.

Moving party to give notice.

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This is a lemon law action.  Plaintiffs John Bonilla and Nicole Davilla now seek to compel a PMK deposition for Defendant General Motors, LLC. 

Defendant has “agreed to produce a PMK for deposition on Categories 1 and 5-11 at a mutually agreed upon time and place. Thus, the only categories at issue are Category Nos. 2-4 and 12.”

Plaintiffs’ separate statement does not include category no. 12, so the only matters at issue are category nos. 2-4.

Category no. 2 is “Defendant’s warranty policies, procedures, and guidelines.”  The Motion is granted as to this category, but only to the extent that the information is applicable to the subject vehicle.

Category nos. 3-4 relate to procedures for dealing with complaints and ensuring compliance with the Song-Beverly Act.  A PMK must be produced for these categories; however, the PMK need not have specific knowledge about individual vehicles other than the subject vehicle.  

The Motion is granted.  The deposition is to take place within 30 days.

Moving party to give notice.