Judge: Nick A. Dourbetas, Case: 2021-01186780, Date: 2022-08-05 Tentative Ruling

Motion to Compel Deposition (Oral or Written)

Plaintiffs Alejandro Villalobos and Guadalupe Alonzo’s (collectively, plaintiffs) motion to compel deposition is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, as follows. (See Code Civ. Proc., § 2025.450.)

Defendant General Motors, LLC (GM or defendant) is ORDERED to produce, within 14 days of the date of this hearing, GM’s person most knowledgeable (PMK) for deposition as to all categories of examination identified in the subject deposition notice, except that category/topic Nos. 13-17, 20-22, and 29-34 are hereby limited as follows:

•        Category Nos. 13-17 & 29-34 – These topics of examination are limited to those matters concerning the same make, model, and year as plaintiffs’ vehicle at issue in this action (2017 Chevrolet Colorado).

•        Category Nos. 20-22 – These topics of examination are limited to only those individuals, including managers and supervisors, who were and/or are responsible for the decision to repurchase/replace plaintiffs’ vehicle under the Song-Beverly Act.

Defendant GM is further ORDERED to produce responsive documents, at or before the time of the deposition, to the following production demands in the deposition notice:

•        Demand for production Nos. 1-8 and 14, in their entirety; and

•        Demands for production Nos. 9-13, to the extent the documents concern the same make, model, and year as plaintiffs’ vehicle (2017 Chevrolet Colorado).

The motion is DENIED to the extent it seeks an order compelling defendant to produce documents responsive to demands for production Nos. 15-30, as plaintiffs have failed to set forth specific facts demonstrating good cause justifying the discovery sought by these demands. (See Code Civ. Proc., § 2025.450, subd. (b)(1).)

Plaintiffs shall give notice.