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Declaration of Yana Grammer Opposing CCUSD Summary Judgment Motion

2026-02-04 2026 Executed and filed February 4, 2026
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Sworn declaration of New Earth co-founder and CEO Yana Grammer opposing CCUSD's summary-judgment motion. Grammer described her 2022 negotiations with District representatives, stated that New Earth priced the project to cover expenses and produce a nonprofit surplus for unexpected costs and other New Earth projects, and asserted that the proposal established a $600,000 first-year price and a $1.5 million second-year price. She also stated that New Earth viewed later purchase orders as internal District funding documents rather than unilateral changes to the proposal.

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Key facts

Financial context
Grammer stated that New Earth intended project pricing to cover project expenses and leave a nonprofit surplus used for unexpected project costs and other New Earth projects. CCR does not characterize that statement as a judicial finding of overcharging.
Documented amounts
$600,000 · $1,500,000
Court
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Case Number
24STCV13243
Executed Date
2026-02-04
Filed Date
2026-02-04
Los Angeles Superior Court · 24STCV13243

Case files

Primary filings and court records preserved for New Earth v. Culver City Unified School District.

Court file New Earth Complaint Open → Court file CCUSD Answer Open → Court file CCUSD Motion for Summary Judgment Open → Court file Declaration of Dr. Alfonso Jiménez Open → This record Declaration of Yana Grammer Open → Court file Order Granting Summary Judgment Open → Court file Los Angeles Superior Court Docket Snapshot Open →
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People
Yana GrammerQuoc Tran
Organizations
New Earth OrganizationCulver City Unified School District
Projects
CCUSD New Earth student-support relationship
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New Earth — Culver City Unified School District student-support contract and litigation

Direct institutional relationship between New Earth Organization and Culver City Unified School District beginning with a 2022 student-support arrangement and later resul…

New Earth Organization — student-support service provider / plaintiffCulver City Unified School District — contracting public agency / defendantPublic contractingEducation
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Context note

The declaration says the proposal was signed by Quoc Tran on June 22, 2022, while the attached proposal image appears to bear a handwritten date of June 27, 2022. CCR preserves that source discrepancy rather than silently resolving it. The court later sustained an objection to Grammer's legal conclusion that the proposal became a binding contract when signed and ultimately granted CCUSD summary judgment.

People
Yana GrammerHarry GrammerQuoc TranPaula Amezola
Organizations
New Earth OrganizationCulver City Unified School District
Projects
CCUSD New Earth student-support relationship
Events
2026-09-18 New Earth v. CCUSD Summary Judgment Ruling
Relationships
Yana Grammer ↔ CCUSD representatives — 2022 contract discussions described in sworn declaration
Roles
Yana Grammer — New Earth co-founder and CEO / declarant
Categories
LitigationPublic contractingNonprofit finance
Themes
Contract formationNonprofit project pricingStudent supportSummary judgment
Money context
$600,000 Year 1 price asserted by Grammer$1.5 million Year 2 price asserted by GrammerProject pricing described as including surplus for unexpected costs and other New Earth projects
Amounts
$600,000$1,500,000
Aliases
Yana Grammer DeclarationGrammer Declaration