MARIA ISABEL MELANO CASILLAS VS. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC., A NEW JERSEY ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 301 - CGC24614109 - October 17, 2025 Hearing date: October 17, 2025 Case number: CGC24614109 Case title: MARIA ISABEL MELANO CASILLAS VS. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC., A NEW JERSEY ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24614109 | Case Title: | | MARIA ISABEL MELANO CASILLAS VS. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC., A NEW JERSEY ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-10-17 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS | Rulings: | | Matter on the Law & Motion/Discovery Calendar for Friday, October 17, 2025, line 10, DEFENDANTS VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, CORBRO, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY'S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

Defendants Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Corbro, LLC's motion for judgment on the pleadings on all four causes of action in the complaint filed by plaintiff Maria Isabel Melano Casillas is denied in its entirety.

In an email to the court, counsel for Ms. Casillas wrote that "This motion is not unopposed, based on our records our office has not been provided with adequate statutory notice for an October 17, 2025 hearing on this motion and thus it is procedurally defective."

The proof of service with the motion papers states that the motion papers were served by email on September 23, 2023. That is one day shy of the required 16 court days plus 2 days required for email service.

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