Santiago Juan Martinez v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
Martinez filed this “lemon law” action in Los Angeles County Superior Court on February 8, 2023. (Compl., Doc. 1-2.) In the Complaint, Martinez alleges that Ford violated California’s Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (the “Song-Beverly Act”) by selling him a defective 2020 Ford F-150 (the “Subject Vehicle”), failing to repair the Subject Vehicle “after a reasonable number of attempts,” and then refusing to issue a refund, provide a replacement vehicle, or otherwise make restitution to Martinez. (See id. ¶¶ 8–10, 18–26.) The Complaint does not state a specific sum of damages that Martinez seeks in the action.
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CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 2:23-cv-02788-JLS-AGR Date: June 02, 2023 Title: Santiago Juan Martinez v. Ford Motor Company et al
Ford received a copy of the Complaint on February 10, 2023. (Maclear Removal Decl. ¶ 4, Doc. 1-1.) Ford filed an Answer to the Complaint on March 13,…