david alvarez, Plaintiff, vs. ford motor company, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: BC 710831

Hearing Date: August 11, 2020

Hearing Time: 10:00 a.m.

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE:

DEFENDANT FORD MOTOR COMPANY’S MOTION TO DISMISS PROCEEDINGS

Background

Plaintiff David Alvarez (“Plaintiff”) filed this Lemon Law action on June 18, 2018 against Defendant Ford Motor Company (“Ford”). Plaintiff alleges that his 2014 Ford Focus suffered from defects which Ford has been unable and/or has refused to repair after a reasonable number of attempts.

Ford now moves to dismiss the instant action pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 581, subdivision (m) and section 583.150 on the ground that Plaintiff’s lawsuit is barred by a nationwide settlement in a class action lawsuit captioned Vargas v. Ford Motor Company, C.D. Cal. Case No. 2:12-cv-08388-AB-FFM (the “Vargas Action”). The motion is unopposed.

Request for Judicial Notice

The Court grants Ford’s request for judicial notice as to Exhibits A thro