JANE DOE VS. CHRISTIAN LARSEN ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery on Friday, June 20, 2025 Line 5, 4-DEFENDANT CHRISTIAN LARSEN, RIPPLE LABS INC.'s Motion To Deem Requests For Admission As Admitted And Request For Sanctions.

Cross-complainant Ripple Labs Inc.'s motion to deem requests for admissions as admitted and request for monetary sanctions is denied, but the court orders that Ms. Doe serve verified code-compliant responses without any objections other than privilege objections no later than July 21, 2025 and, if she fails to do so as to any of the requests, Ripple Labs may re-file its motion to deem the requests admitted.

In the exercise of its discretion and recognizing that Ms. Doe is not legally trained, the court treats all of Ms. Doe's arguments why she should not be required to respond to the requests for admissionas as objections to those requests. Because none of Ms. Doe's arguments establish a cognizable basis excusing her from responding to the requests for admission, all of Ms. Doe's deemed objections are stricken and Ms. Doe is required to serve verified code-compliant responses without any objections other than privilege objections no later than July 21, 2025. Because one or more of Ms. Doe's deemed objections did not lack substantial justification, Ripple Labs' request for monetary sanctions is denied.

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