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