Motion-Secondary: OSKAR RUIZ VS KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION

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                                Electronically FILED by Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 08/18/2021 09:11 AM Sherri R. Carter, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court, by S. Bolden,Deputy Clerk




                           1     LEHRMAN LAW GROUP
                                 KATE S. LEHRMAN [Bar No. 123050]
                           2     JACQUELINE BRUCE CHINERY [Bar No. 187544]
                                 DANIELLE N. DUARTE [Bar No. 308402]
                           3     12121 Wilshire Boulevard
                                 Suite 1300
                           4     Los Angeles, CA 90025
                                 (310) 917-4500
                           5     (310) 917-5677 (FAX)
                           6     Attorneys for Defendant
                                 KIA AMERICA, INC. (formerly known as
                           7     KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.)
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                           9                                   SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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                                                                COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – CENTRAL DISTRICT
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                         13      OSKAR RUIZ,                                                        )   Case No. 20STCV12966
                                                                                                    )   [Filed: April 02, 2020]
                         14                             Plaintiff,                                  )
                                                                                                    )   Hon. Lia R. Martin
                         15                  v.                                                     )   Dept. 16
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                         16      KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC., a                                        )   REPLY OF DEFENDANT KIA MOTORS
                                 California Corporation, and DOES 1                                 )   AMERICA, INC. IN SUPPORT OF
                         17      through 10, inclusive,                                             )   DEMURRER TO THE FOURTH AND FIFTH
                                                                                                    )   CAUSES OF ACTION OF PLAINTIFF’S
                         18                             Defendants.                                 )   FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
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                         19                                                                         )   DATE:     August 24, 2021
                                                                                                    )   TIME:     9:00 a.m.
                         20                                                                         )   DEPT.:    16
                                                                                                    )   Reservation ID: 240056808868775349078777
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                                                                                                    )   DISCOVERY CUT-OFF:                               08/01/22
                         22                                                                         )   MOTION CUT-OFF:                                  08/15/22
                                                                                                    )   TRIAL DATE:                                      08/29/22
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                         25                  Defendant Kia America, Inc. (formerly known as Kia Motors America, Inc.) (KA)
                         26      respectfully submits the following Reply in Support of Defendant’s Demurrer to the Fourth and
                         27      Fifth Causes of Action of Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint.
                         28      ///
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                                 301.230.DND - 00622302.DOCX              1                           20STCV12966
                         30       REPLY OF DEFENDANT KIA AMERICA, INC. IN SUPPORT OF DEMURRER TO THE FOURTH AND
                                          FIFTH CAUSES OF ACTION OF PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
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