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Nature of Suit Code: 195
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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Stipulation and Order to

Further Extend Time 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WHEREAS, Plaintiff Gregory Rittenhouse, individually and on behalf of all others 

similarly situated (the “Plaintiff”), filed his Class Action Complaint on September 5, 2023 (the 

“Complaint”), naming BlendJet, Inc. as defendant (the “Defendant” and with “Plaintiff” referred 

to herein as the “Parties”);

WHEREAS, counsel for Defendant agreed to accept service of the Complaint and related 

documents on behalf of the Defendant on September 15, 2023;

WHEREAS, the answer or other response to the Complaint would have been due on 

October 16, 2023;

Christin Cho (Cal. Bar No. 238173)

christin@dovel.com

Simon Franzini (Cal. Bar No. 287631)

simon@dovel.com

DOVEL & LUNER, LLP

201 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 600

Santa Monica, California 90401

Telephone: (310) 656-7066

Facsimile: (310) 656-7069

Attorneys for Plaintiff

GREGORY RITTENHOUSE, individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

BLENDJET, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 2:23-cv-01906-WBS-DB

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

FURTHER EXTEND TIME FOR 

DEFENDANT TO RESPOND TO 

INITIAL COMPLAINT 

[LOCAL RULES 143 AND 144]

Complaint Served:

September 15, 2023

Current Response Date:

February 2, 2024

Proposed New Response Date:

May 2, 2024

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Stipulation and Order to

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WHEREAS, the parties previously stipulated to extend Defendant’s time to respond to the 

Complaint to and including December 14, 2023 (ECF Doc. No. 7, filed on October 2, 2023), 

which stipulation the Court granted on October 3, 2023 (ECF Doc. No. 8);

WHEREAS, the parties further stipulated to extend Defendant’s time to respond to the 

Complaint to and including February 2, 2024 (ECF Doc. No. 9, filed on December 11, 2023), 

which stipulation the Court granted on December 15, 2023 (ECF Doc. No. 10);

WHEREAS, on December 28, 2023, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 

announced a voluntary recall by Defendant of the consumer products that are the subject of the 

Complaint pursuant to which Defendant has offered to provide free of charge replacement parts to 

all consumers who purchased the recalled products;

WHEREAS, counsel for the parties have engaged in good faith negotiations regarding the 

claims asserted in the Complaint;

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to enter into mediation and have emailed a list of 

potential mediators to schedule a mediation with the hope of resolving the claims asserted by 

Plaintiff on his behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rules 143 and 144, Plaintiff has agreed, subject to this 

Court’s approval, to grant Defendant a further extension of time within which to respond to the 

Complaint, to and including May 2, 2024;

WHEREAS, based upon the Parties’ good faith efforts to resolve the case, including their 

agreement to engage a mediator, and based upon the exercise of judicial economy, the Parties 

believe good cause exists for Plaintiff to grant Defendant an extension of time to respond to the 

Complaint, with all other deadlines in this matter to be stayed or continued pending the 

completion of the extension;

WHEREAS, there have been two prior extensions of time granted in this action to date;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff and Defendant that Defendant 

shall have an extension of time, up to and including May 2, 2024, to respond to Plaintiff’s 

Complaint.

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Stipulation and Order to

Further Extend Time 3

IT IS FURTHER HEREBY REQUESTED by and between Plaintiff and Defendant that 

the Initial Scheduling Conference, previously reset for April 8, 2024, be rescheduled to a date 

after June 17, 2024, that is convenient to the Court.

DATED: January 22, 2024 By: /s/ Christin Cho

Christin Cho (Cal. Bar No. 238173)

christin@dovel.com

Simon Franzini (Cal. Bar No. 287631)

simon@dovel.com

DOVEL & LUNER, LLP

201 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 600

Santa Monica, California 90401

Telephone: (310) 656-7066

Facsimile: (310) 656-7069

Attorneys for Plaintiff

DATED: January 22, 2024 SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP

By: /s/ Anne K. Edwards (as authorized on January 22, 2024)

Anne K. Edwards

Attorneys for Defendant,

BLENDJET, INC.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Defendant shall have an extension of time, up to and including May 2, 2024, to respond to 

Plaintiff’s Complaint. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the Scheduling Conference, previously reset 

for April 8, 2024, be rescheduled to July 15, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. A joint status report shall be filed 

no later than July 1, 2024 in accordance with the Court’s Order Re: Status (Pretrial Scheduling) 

Conference filed September 6, 2023 (Docket No. 3).

Dated: January 23, 2024

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