Tentative ruling issued by Judge Judge Thomas P. Anderle on Apr. 03, 2024 in Santa Barbara County, CA - Case no: xxxxx453

For Plaintiff Tyler Powell: Tionna Carvalho, Rabiya Tirmizi, Rosario Stoliker, Strategic Legal Practices
For Defendant General Motors LLC: Mary Arens McBride, Arash Yaraghchian, Erskine Law Group, APC

RULING
For all reasons discussed herein, the motion of Plaintiff to compel the deposition of the person most knowledgeable for Defendant is granted, in part. The deposition of Defendant’s person most knowledgeable shall commence on April 12, 2024, unless the parties otherwise agree in writing. Except as otherwise herein granted, the motion is denied.
The Court will not continue the trial date.
Background
On April 6, 2023, Plaintiff Tyler Powell filed a complaint for violation of statutory obligations against Defendant General Motors LLC (GM) alleging five causes of action: (1) violation of subdivision (d) of Civil Code section 1793.2; (2) violation of subdivision (b) Civil Code section 1793.2; (3) violation of subdivision (a)(3) of Civil Code section….....