Notice requiring groundwater rights claimants to file an answer by March 27, 2026.

Richard G. Zimmer, Esq., SBN 107263
William T. Zimmer, Esq., SBN 318951
ZIMMER & MELTON, LLP
11601 Bolthouse Drive, Suite 100
Bakersfield, CA 93311-8714
Tel: (661) 463-6700 Fax: (661) 501-4221
rzimmer@zimmermelton.com
wzimmer@zimmermelton.com
Attorneys for Bolthouse Land Company, LLC
Robert G. Kuhs, Esq., SBN 160291
Andrew K. Sheffield, Esq., SBN 220735
LEBEAU-THELEN, LLP
9801 Camino Media, Suite 103
Post Office Box 22077
Bakersfield, CA 93390
Tel: (661) 325-8962 Fax: (661) 325-1475
rkuhs@lebeauthelen.com
asheffield@lebeauthelen.com
Attorneys for Diamond Farming Company,
Lapis Land Company, LLC, and Ruby Land
Company, LLC
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
SPRING STREET COURT HOUSE
BOLTHOUSE LAND COMPANY, LLC, a California limited liability company; WM.
BOLTHOUSE FARMS, INC., a Michigan corporation;
and
GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC., a Delaware corporation, DIAMOND FARMING COMPANY, a California corporation; LAPIS LAND COMPANY, LLC, a California limited liability company; RUBY LAND COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
Plaintiffs,
vs.
ALL PERSONS CLAIMING A RIGHT TO EXTRACT OR STORE GROUNDWATER IN THE CUYAMA VALLEY GROUNDWATER
Defendants.
Case No.: BCV-21-101927
Complex Action
NOTICE REQUIRING FILING OF ANSWER AND PHASE 3 FORM DISCOVERY
Assigned for All Purposes to:
The Honorable William F. Highberger
Spring Street Courthouse – Department 10
NOTICE REQUIRING FILING OF ANSWER AND PHASE 3 FORM DISCOVERY
4905-5154-6507, v. 1
Action Filed: August 17, 2021
TO ALL PERSONS CLAIMING A RIGHT TO EXTRACT OR STORE GROUNDWATER IN THE CUYAMA VALLEY GROUNDWATER BASIN (NO. 3-013):
1. At the January 26, 2026, Order to Show Cause, the Court ordered that ALL PERSONS CLAIMING A RIGHT TO EXTRACT AND STORE GROUNDWATER IN THE CUYAMA GROUNDWATER BASIN, BASIN NO. 3-013 MUST, NO LATER THAN MARCH 27, 2026, FILE AND SERVE AN ANSWER AND COMPLY WITH THE COURT’S AUGUST 22, 2025,
ORDER RE PHASE 3 FORM DISCOVERY OR HAVE THEIR WATER RIGHTS TERMINATED.
2. A copy of the Form Answer and the Court’s August 22, 2025, Order re Phase 3 Form Discovery may be accessed via CaseAnywhere at https://www.caseanywhere.com/get-started/join-anexisting-
case/. The phone number and email address for CaseAnywhere support are:
Phone: (800) 884-3163
Email: support@caseanywhere.com
A copy of the Form Answer may also be accessed via Cuyama Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency website at https://cuyamabasin.org/index.
3. Parties who (a) have not extracted groundwater in the last 12 months and are simply filing an answer to protect unexercised pumping rights or (b) have extracted 2.5 acre-feet or less of groundwater in the last 12 months may be eligible for a fee waiver by filing Judicial Council Forms FW-001 and MC-025 and indicating their eligibility.
4. Self-represented parties may contact the Court’s Self-Help Center at (213) 830-0845 or
https://selfhelp.lacourt.org/ for assistance. The Court has also indicated that the Cuyama Valley Family
Resource Center may be able to provide assistance. The Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center may
may be contacted at (661) 766-2369, office@cvfrc.org, or 4689 Highway 166, New Cuyama, CA
93254.
Dated: February 3, 2026 Zimmer & Melton, LLP
By: /s/ Richard G. Zimmer
Richard G. Zimmer, Esq
William T. Zimmer, Esq.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Bolthouse Land
Company, LLC
Dated: February 3, 2026 LeBEAU – THELEN, LLP
By: /s/ Robert G. Kuhs
ROBERT G. KUHS, ESQ.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Diamond Farming Company;
Lapis Land Company, LLC; Ruby Land Company, LLC
Pub: Feb 13, 20, 27, Mar 6, 2026
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