Siqueiros

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RAUL SIQUEIROS, et al., Case No. 16-cv-07244-EMC

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY

GENERAL MOTORS LLC, JUDGMENT; GRANTING IN PART

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CLASS

Defendant. CERTIFICATION; AND GRANTING

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR A

DETERMINATION OF MANUEL

FERNANDEZ’S ADEQUACY TO

SERVE AS CALIFORNIA’S CLASS

REPRESENTATIVE

15 Docket Nos. 287, 289, 291

17 18 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs allege that Defendant General Motors LLC (“GM” or “Defendant”) knowingly manufactured and sold a car engine with inherent defects that caused excessive oil consumption and engine damage. The alleged defects affect 2011 to 2014 model-year GM vehicles. Plaintiffs assert claims under various state consumer-protection and fraud statutes on behalf of a nationwide class as…