Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Reconsideration of the Court's Sua Sponte Order Appointing Discovery Referee

Tentative Ruling: The court denies plaintiff Roy E. Stephenson’s Motion For Reconsideration of the Court’s Sua Sponte Order Appointing a Discovery Referee.

Background: In this action, plaintiff Roy E. Stephenson alleges that defendant Desert European Motorcars, Ltd. (DEM) sold a vehicle as new when it had been extensively used as a dealer “demo” car and seeks damages against DEM and its employees based upon the misrepresentation.

On January 11, 2019, after ruling on plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One, granting the motion as to eight responses and denying the motion as to 22 responses, the court stated:

“The Court has already ruled on a least five discovery motions and two more are pending.

“The Court vacates the hearings on 1/18/2019 and 1/25/2019. The Court appoints R. A. Carrington as the discovery referee in this matter. All