Judge: Michael P. Linfield, Case: 23STCV03664, Date: 2024-02-16 Tentative Ruling
Case Number: 23STCV03664 Hearing Date: February 16, 2024 Dept: 34
SUBJECT: Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories
Moving
Party: Plaintiffs Orlando Baniaga and Ronie Soriano
Rivera
Resp.
Party: Defendant
Kia America, Inc.
SUBJECT: Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories
Moving
Party: Plaintiffs Orlando Baniaga and Ronie Soriano
Rivera
Resp.
Party: Defendant
Kia America, Inc.
The motions are TAKEN OFF CALENDAR.
BACKGROUND:
On February
21, 2023, Plaintiffs Orlando Baniaga and Ronie Soriano Rivera filed their Complaint
against Defendants Kia America, Inc. and Kia Downtown Los Angeles on causes of
action for violations of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act.
On April 25,
2023, Defendants filed their Answer to the Complaint.
On May 3,
2023, Defendants filed their Amended Answer.
On January
18, 2024, Plaintiffs filed: (1) Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form
Interrogatories; and (2) Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special
Interrogatories. Plaintiffs concurrently filed supporting documentation and
proposed orders.
On February
2, 2024, Defendant Kia America, Inc. filed its respective oppositions to the
motions. Defendant Kia America, Inc. concurrently filed supporting
documentation.
On February
9, 2024, Plaintiffs filed their respective replies in support of the motions.
No informal
discovery conference has been held on the motions.
ANALYSIS:
I.
Discussion
This Court’s Trial Orders require that Counsel attend
an informal discovery conference before any discovery motion will be heard in a
Lemon Law case. (See Court’s Trial Orders, § VIII.) That has not occurred
regarding these motions.
The Court takes these motions off calendar because
Counsel have not participated in an informal discovery conference.
II.
Conclusion
The motions are TAKEN OFF CALENDAR.