KEVIN NIDUAZA VS. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. ET AL

Matter on the Law & Motion / Discovery calendar for Tuesday, August 26, 2025, Line 6. 4 - PLAINTIFF KEVIN NIDUAZA's Motion To Compel Defendant Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.'s Further Responses To Requests For Production Of Documents, Set One, And Request For Monetary Sanctions.

This motion originally came on for hearing on July 15, 2025. The court ordered the parties to meet and confer and directed moving party Kevin Niduaza to file a supplemental brief nine court days in advance of the continued hearing date to inform the court what, if any, items remain in dispute. Niduaza has filed no supplemental brief and the court therefore denies further relief, inferring that the parties have resolved the discovery disputes at issue in this motion.

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