Opinion
8:19-cv-00854-JLS-JDE
05-04-2022
Michael Chieco, et al. v. Kia Motors America Inc., et al.
Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS CASE SHOULD NOT BE RELATED TO IN RE: HYUNDAI AND KIA ENGINE LITIGATION II, CASE NO. 8:18-cv-02223-JLS-JDE
In Defendants' Opposition to Motion to Sever and Transfer, Defendants noted that the allegations in the instant action “are substantially identically to those” in In re: Hyundai and Kia Engine Litigation II, Case No. 8:18-cv-2223 (Engine II). (Opp. at 10, Doc. 92.) Defendants note that “[p]laintiffs in both actions contend the manufacturing process results in metal debris in the engines of the 2011 Kia Sorento.” (Id.) Defendants further note that plaintiffs in both actions “allege the defendants were aware of the engine defect” and “assert substantially identical causes of action.” (Id. at 11.)
The Court now enters this order to show cause as to why the above-captioned action should not be deemed related to Engine II. The parties in this action shall file their response within fourteen (14) days of this Order's issuance.
IT IS SO ORDERED.