9/28/2020
Dept. 73
Rafael Ongkeko, Judge presiding
LENCI ORDAZ vs AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, INC. (19STCV36117)
Counsel for Plaintiff/moving party: Jacob Cutler, Anh Nguyen (Strategic Legal Practices)
Counsel for Defendants/opposing parties: Trang Tran, Adjoa M. Anim-Appiah (Garrett & Tully, P.C.)
PLAINTIFF’S Motion to Compel Further—RFP, Set One (filed 5/14/2020)
The court grants the motion as to RFP 25. The motion is granted as to 38 and 40, subject to striking the language from the requests that the court describes below. The court denies the motion as to RFP 17, 20, 22-24, 39, and 41 as they are presently phrased. Further verified responses and production within 15 days.
The court notes that had the parties scheduled an informal discovery conference, some of the documents sought could have been better identified and narrowed so as to avoid this dispute.
Discussion
On 9/21/20, the parties submitted a joint statement in response to the court’s interim ruling issued on 8/
Hearing Date
September 28, 2020
Type
Other Breach of Contract/Warranty (not fraud or negligence) (General Jurisdiction)
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9/28/2020
Dept. 73
Rafael Ongkeko, Judge presiding
LENCI ORDAZ vs AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, INC. (19STCV36117)
Counsel for Plaintiff/moving party: Jacob Cutler, Anh Nguyen (Strategic Legal Practices)
Counsel for Defendants/opposing parties: Trang Tran, Adjoa M. Anim-Appiah (Garrett & Tully, P.C.)
PLAINTIFF’S Motion to Compel Further—RFP, Set One (filed 5/14/2020)
The court grants the motion as to RFP 25. The motion is granted as to 38 and 40, subject to striking the language from the requests that the court describes below. The court denies the motion as to RFP 17, 20, 22-24, 39, and 41 as they are presently phrased. Further verified responses and production within 15 days.
The court notes that had the parties scheduled an informal discovery conference, some of the documents sought could have been better identified and narrowed so as to avoid this dispute.
Discussion
On 9/21/20, the parties submitted a joint statement in response to the court’s interim ruling issued on 8/