Valdez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LUIS VALDEZ, an individual, Case No. 1:21-cv-00118 JLT SAB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

13 v. (Doc. 21) 14

FORD MOTOR COMPANY,

15 Defendant. 16 17 Luis Valdez purchased a Ford pickup truck that he asserts was defective due to “steering/ 18 suspension issues, coolant leak, and shuddering.” (See Doc. 1-2 at 4.) Valdez seeks to hold Ford 19 Motor Company liable for violations of California’s Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, 20 asserting breaches of implied and express warranties. (See generally Doc. 1-2.) Ford Motor 21 Company seeks summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 22 (Doc. 21.) Valdez opposes the motion, asserting there are triable issues of fact. (Doc. 24.) For the 23 reasons explained below, the motion is GRANTED. 24 I. Factual Background1 25

26 1 This section is a summary of the undisputed facts as well as the parties’ contentions in the matter. The parties failed to file a joint statement of undisputed facts and…