Judge: Lee W. Tsao, Case: 23NWCV02308, Date: 2024-05-08 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23NWCV02308    Hearing Date: May 8, 2024    Dept: C

Lee v. Hyundai Motor America 23NWCV02308

Plaintiff's Ex Parte Application to Advance Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Deposition Attendance of Defendant Hyundai Motor America's Person Most Qualified and Custodian of Records and Request for Production of Documents at Deposition is GRANTED. Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Deposition Attendance of Defendant Hyundai Motor America's Person Most Qualified and Custodian of Records and Request for Production of Documents at Deposition is ADVANCED from Thursday, February 13, 2025 to today's date and CONTINUED to Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. in Dept. SE-C. Opposition and Reply papers to be filed and served per Code in accordance with the new hearing date. 

In Opposition, Defendant argues that this Court should deny Plaintiff's Ex Parte Application, and instead, advance Defendant's Motion to Compel Arbitration to a date sooner than January 15, 2025. This issue is not properly before the Court at this time. Defendant is not foreclosed from filing and noticing a separate ex parte application regarding this issue. 

Moving Party to give notice.