Judge: Matthew C. Braner, Case: 37-2023-00014499-CU-BC-CTL, Date: 2024-04-19 Tentative Ruling

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,

DEPT.:

EVENT DATE:

EVENT TIME:

HALL OF JUSTICE

TENTATIVE RULINGS - April 18, 2024

04/19/2024  09:00:00 AM  C-60 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

JUDICIAL OFFICER:Matthew C. Braner

CASE NO.:

CASE CATEGORY:

EVENT TYPE:

CASE TITLE: CASE TYPE:

Civil - Unlimited  Breach of Contract/Warranty Discovery Hearing 37-2023-00014499-CU-BC-CTL LOPEZ VS GENERAL MOTORS LLC [IMAGED] CAUSAL DOCUMENT/DATE FILED:

Plaintiff Francisco Lopez's motion to compel further responses to requests for production of documents, set one, to Defendant General Motors LLC is CONTINUED to May 17, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in this department. Parties to appear if there is a problem with the proposed hearing date.

The parties' filings reflect that they have not engaged in a meaningful meet and confer discussion with respect to this case. The parties exchanged letters, and apparently have conversed regarding other pending cases involving Plaintiff's counsel and Defendant. The declarations also reflect Defendant was willing to supplement its production subject to a protective order being entered. At least Plaintiff, and possibly Defendant, signed a proposed stipulated protective order in early January 2024, but apparently neither of them provided it to the court for review and approval so that a supplemental production could take place.

The above instances have resulted in presenting to the court many categories of documents that need not be in dispute. This has also resulted in an overly long and very unhelpful separate statement, which exceeds 100 pages in length. (ROA #25.) Accordingly, the court orders the parties to meet and confer by talking with each other – either in person, over the phone, or via videoconference – to complete the filing of the stipulated protective order and for Defendant to make its supplemental production in response to those categories it has agreed to supplement.

The court orders moving party to file and serve a concise outline of what remains in dispute, along with a supporting declaration, no later than 9 court days before the next hearing. Any response to the concise outline is due no later than 5 court days before the next hearing. Parties should deliver a courtesy copy to chambers.

The Court also reminds the parties that it is available for informal discovery conferences, which can be scheduled during ex parte hours by calling the calendar clerk.

Calendar No.: Event ID:  TENTATIVE RULINGS

3076743  9