Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 24NNCV00414, Date: 2025-04-14 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24NNCV00414    Hearing Date: April 14, 2025    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - NORTHEAST DISTRICT

 

GEMA RIVAS,

                    Plaintiff(s),

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FCA US LLC, et al.,

 

                    Defendant(s).

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     CASE NO.:  24NNCV00414

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION FROM DEFENDANT FCA US LLC AND REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS

 

Dept. 3

8:30 a.m.

April 14, 2025

 

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On November 6, 2024, plaintiff Gema Rivas (“Plaintiff”) filed this motion for an order compelling defendant FCA US LLC (“Defendant”) to serve further responses to Request for Production (Set One), Nos. 45 and 46. Plaintiff also requests the Court impose monetary sanctions against Defendant and its counsel of record in the amount of $2,300.

On April 2, 2025, Defendant filed an opposition brief stating that further responses were provided on April 1, 2025. Defendant requests the Court deny the motion as moot and argues that Plaintiff’s request for sanctions should be denied because Plaintiff failed to adequately meet and confer before bringing this motion.

On April 8, 2025, Plaintiff filed a reply brief. Plaintiff argues that Defendant failed to respond to Plaintiff’s efforts to meet and confer and that Defendant’s objections lacked merit.

Since Defendant has served further responses with which Plaintiff appears to be satisfied, the motion to compel further is MOOT. The Court also DENIES Plaintiff’s request for sanctions because RFP Nos. 45 and 46 were overbroad, therefore, Defendant’s objections on the grounds that they were overly broad and not limited to the claims underlying this case were substantially justified.

Dated this 14th day of April 2025

 

 

 

 

       William A. Crowfoot

Judge of the Superior Court

 

 

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