Jose Manuel Ruelas v. Alikssa Adilene Flores et al.
Case Information
Motion(s)
Motion to compel initial responses to form interrogatories and requests for production; Motion to compel and to have deemed admitted requests for admission
Motion Type Tags
Motion to Compel Discovery · Motion to Compel Further Responses · Other
Parties
- Plaintiff: Jose Manuel Ruelas
- Defendant: Alikssa Adilene Flores
- Defendant: Innovation Outdoor Improvement, Inc.
- Cross-Defendant: Aritzy Jacqueline Lara Martinez
- Cross-Defendant: El Borracho Sports Bar & Grill
- Cross-Defendant: Grasshopper Builders, Inc.
Ruling
SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Department 10 Honorable Jeffrey B. El-Hajj Blanca Than, Courtroom Clerk 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Telephone: 408-882-2210
DATE: May 19, 2026 TIME: 9:00 A.M. / 9:01 A.M. To contest the ruling, call (408) 808-6856 before 4:00 P.M. Make sure to let the other side know before 4:00 P.M. that you plan to contest the ruling. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1308(a)(1); Local Rule 8.D.)
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9:00 A.M. LINE # CASE # CASE TITLE RULING Line 1 23CV409948 Stephen Lee v. Click LINE 1 or scroll down for ruling. Citibank, N.A. Line 2 24CV440131 Jose Manuel Ruelas Defendant and cross-complainant Innovation Outdoor Improvement, v. Alikssa Adilene Inc.’s motion to compel initial responses to form interrogatories and Flores et al. requests for production, against cross-defendants Aritzy Jacqueline Lara Martinez, El Borracho Sports Bar & Grill, and Grasshopper Builders, Inc. Notice is proper. Court default was entered against all cross-defendants in December 2025 after they failed to answer the cross-complaint by the deadline set by the court’s July 2025 order vacating earlier court defaults. “The entry of a default cuts off the right to file pleadings and motions, and the right to notices and the service of pleadings.” (Steven M.
Garber & Associates v. Eskandarian (2007) 150 Cal.App.4th 813, 823.) Cross-defendants have not moved to set aside default. The court therefore has not considered their opposition (or the unauthorized supplemental declaration) to the instant discovery motion. Cross-defendants have not responded to either discovery request. The motion is GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2030.290, 2031.300.) Cross-defendants Aritzy Jacqueline Lara Martinez, El Borracho Sports Bar & Grill, and Grasshopper Builders, Inc., are ordered to serve code-compliant, objection-free responses to the requested discovery no later than June 23, 2026.
The court awards sanctions jointly and severally against cross-defendants Aritzy Jacqueline Lara Martinez, El Borracho Sports Bar & Grill, and Grasshopper Builders, Inc., in the amount of $765 (consisting of the $65 motion filing fee, $600 in attorney fees (two hours at $300/hour), and $100 in paralegal time (one hour at $100/hour)). The court will prepare the order.