Gomez Gutierrez vs American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Ex parte application to advance hearing and compel vehicle inspection
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(Norwalk Courthouse: Dept. C) September 9, 2026 DEPARTMENT C LAW AND MOTION RULINGS
GOMEZ GUTIERREZ vs AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., Case No. 22NWCV01306 The Complaint in this lemon law action was filed on November 14, 2022. Trial is currently scheduled for October 15, 2026.
Defendant AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. (AHM) applies ex parte to advance the hearing for its Motion to Compel Vehicle Inspection, currently scheduled for October 2, 2026, or in the alternative, to continue trial to January 2027. A vehicle inspection was scheduled on June 16, 2025, but could not be completed because the vehicle was not properly registered and would not be allowed on the road for a test drive. (Haumschild Decl., P.2.)
On June 24, 2026, the Court approved a stipulation by the parties to continue trial from July 13, 2026 to the currently scheduled trial date so the parties could complete the vehicle inspection. Despite repeated efforts by AHM to reschedule the vehicle inspection, no inspection has been scheduled. (Id., P.4.)
The ex parte application is GRANTED. The hearing on AHM's Motion to Compel Vehicle Inspection is ADVANCED from October 2, 2026 to today and GRANTED. Plaintiff is ordered to submit the Subject Vehicle for inspection within 15 days. The Subject Vehicle shall be registered and in drivable condition. No sanctions. Moving party to give notice.
Case Number: 24NWCV04029 Hearing Date: September 9, 2026 Dept: C KENDRA JOHNSON, AN INDIVIDUAL, et al. vs GONZALEZ BROS, INC., Case No. 24NWCV04029 The Complaint in this personal injury action was filed on October 25, 2024. Trial is currently scheduled for October 14, 2026.
Plaintiffs Kendra Johnson and Donnell Smith apply ex parte for an order continuing trial and all related pretrial deadlines on the grounds that the parties have executed a written stipulation to continue trial and all related dates; essential percipient, corporate, treating-physician, records, and expert discovery remains to be completed; defense experts require time to review subpoenaed records once received; defense counsel recently sustained torn tendons in his hand and is expected to remain in a brace through October 2026.
The Court notes that Plaintiff has filed four motions to compel further responses from Defendant Gonzalez Bros., Inc. scheduled for December 1, 2026, December 7, 2026 (two motions), and December 8, 2026. Previously, Plaintiffs filed six motions to compel initial responses from Defendant Angel Hernandez Hinojosa. The Court is concerned that the parties have not exchanged discovery in an expeditious manner.
The ex parte application is DENIED without prejudice. The pending discovery motions are ADVANCED to today and CONTINUED for Motion Setting to September 30, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. to coincide with the Final Status Conference. The parties are ordered to further meet and confer in a good faith attempt to resolve their discovery disputes. After doing so, if court intervention is still required, the parties shall file and serve briefs not to exceed three pages by September 23, 2026 outlining the discovery which remains in dispute and the parties' respective positions.
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