Elvia Iniquez v. Ford Motor Company

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff filed her complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court on September 17, 2024 and served it on Defendant nine days later. (ECF 1 at 2; ECF 1-1 at 2-11; ECF 12- 2 at 2). As relevant here, she alleged that she bought a 2023 Ford F-150 “manufactured and/or distributed by Defendant” for “valuable consideration” in March 2024. (ECF 1-1 at 4) (hereinafter, the Subject Vehicle). Although Plaintiff did not specify the purchase

CIVIL MINUTE S – GENERAL

Case No. 2:25-CV-00055-SK Date: March 21, 2025 Title Elvia Iniquez v. Ford Motor Company et al. price of the vehicle, she listed the Subject Vehicle’s unique Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). (Id.). She also generally alleged that the Subject Vehicle displayed certain defects either on the date of purchase or shortly thereafter, and that Defendant’s representatives could not (or refused to) repair these defects when she presented it for repair. (Id. at 5-10). Based on these allegations, the complaint states that she seeks actual damages, restitution, the maximum civil penalty provided in the Song-Beverly Act (two times actual…