Groundwater rights claimants must file an answer by March 27, 2026.

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE
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
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
BASIN (NO. 3-013); ALL PERSONS
UNKNOWN, CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR
EQUITABLE RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN,
OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY
DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE
TO PLAINTIFF'S TITLE, OR ANY CLOUD
UPON PLAINTIFF'S TITLE THERETO; DOES 1
THROUGH 5000 and THE PERSONS NAMED
AS DEFENDANTS IDENTIFIED ON EXHIBIT
D TO THIS COMPLAINT as may be amended
from time to time,
Defendants.
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
IPL0312859
Feb 11,18,25,Mar 4 2026