Dumas

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs and appellants Connie Dumas and Reuben Dumas sued defendant and

respondent General Motors, LLC (GM), alleging in five causes of action that GM was

liable to plaintiffs under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Civ. Code, §§ 1790

to 1795.8;1 the “Song-Beverly Act” or “Act”), based on GM’s breach of express and

implied warranties in connection with plaintiffs’ purchase of a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze

from Singh Chevrolet in Riverside in 2016. The court granted GM’s motion for

summary judgment, and plaintiffs’ appeal from the judgment in favor of GM. As we

explain, our Supreme Court’s recent decision in Rodriguez v. Us

(2024)___Cal.5th___(Oct. 31, 2024, S274625) [2024 Cal.Lexis 6016] (Rodriguez)

resolves this appeal adversely to plaintiffs.

After the Rodriguez decision was issued and this court mailed its second tentative

opinion to the parties, the parties filed a “stipulated request for dismissal of appeal,”

informing this court that they have settled their dispute and asking this court to dismiss

plaintiffs’ appeal, with prejudice, with the parties to bear their own costs on appeal and

the remittitur to issue immediately. (Cal. Rules of…