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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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Case No. 3:19-cv-00875-RS

00147723 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY

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BLOOD 

HURST 

& O’REARDON, LLP

BLOOD HURST & O’REARDON, LLP

TIMOTHY G. BLOOD (149343)

LESLIE E. HURST (178432)

THOMAS J. O’REARDON II (247952)

PAULA R. BROWN (254142)

501 West Broadway, Suite 1490

San Diego, CA 92101

Tel: 619/338-1100

619/338-1101 (fax)

tblood@bholaw.com

lhurst@bholaw.com

toreardon@bholaw.com

pbrown@bholaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

[Additional Counsel Appear on Signature Page]

VENABLE LLP

ANGEL A. GARGANTA (163957)

JESSICA L. GRANT (178138)

101 California Street, Suite 3800

San Francisco, CA 94111

Tel: 415/653-3750

415/653-3755 (fax)

aagarganta@venable.com

jgrant@venable.com

Attorneys for Defendant Premier 

Nutrition Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

PATRICIA BLAND, individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

PREMIER NUTRITION 

CORPORATION; and DOES 1-25, 

inclusive,

Defendant.

Case No. 3:19-cv-00875-RS 

[Alameda County Superior Court 

Case No. RG1992714] 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

STAYING REMAND DEADLINE AND 

SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE RE: 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO 

CONDUCT JURISDICTIONAL 

DISCOVERY 

CLASS ACTION

Honorable Richard Seeborg 

Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, San Francisco 

Complaint Filed: January 15, 2019

Removed: February 19, 2019

Trial Date: None

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Pursuant to Local Rules 6-1 and 6-2, the parties in the above-captioned action enter 

into this stipulation and agreement, subject to the Court’s approval, to continue the deadline 

for Plaintiff Patricia Bland (“Plaintiff”) to move to remand this action, and to set a briefing 

schedule relating to Plaintiff’s motion for leave to conduct jurisdictional discovery. Pursuant to 

Local Rule 6-2(a), a declaration from Thomas O’Reardon is concurrently submitted in support 

of this request.

WHEREAS, on January 15, 2019, Plaintiff filed this action, captioned Patricia Bland 

v. Premier Nutrition Corporation and Does 1-25, Civ. Action No. RG 19002714, in the

Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Alameda, Northern Division (the 

“Action”). Plaintiff filed the Action for monetary and injunctive relief on behalf of herself and 

members of the following class: “All persons who purchased in California any Joint Juice 

product between June 21, 2016 and the date notice is disseminated.”

WHEREAS, on February 19, 2019, defendant Premier Nutrition Corporation 

(“Premier”) filed a Notice of Removal of the Action to this Court. See ECF No. 1 (the Notice 

of Removal). As more fully detailed in its Notice of Removal, Premier believes this Court has 

jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d), because 

minimal diversity exists. On February 26, 2019, Premier filed its answer. See ECF No. 14.

WHEREAS, Plaintiff’s current deadline to file a motion to remand the Action is on 

March 21, 2019.

WHEREAS, Plaintiff wishes to conduct limited discovery to establish factual evidence 

in support of remand, believing that information in the possession of Premier and the two 

retailers who sold Joint Juice in California during the relevant time period can demonstrate 

that at least two-thirds of the class members are citizens of California, like Premier, and 

therefore CAFA’s home-state controversy exception applies, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(4)(B). 

Premier believes this Court has jurisdiction under CAFA and does not believe jurisdictional 

discovery is appropriate. However, Premier joins in this stipulation to stay Plaintiff’s remand 

deadline and to allow Plaintiff an opportunity to brief her motion for leave to conduct 

discovery.

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WHEREAS, although Plaintiff can serve discovery on Premier once the Fed. R. Civ. P. 

26(f) conference takes place Plaintiff cannot serve discovery on third-parties without leave of 

court until the Initial Case Management Conference set for May 23, 2019. See ECF No. 15.

Plaintiff believes it will be necessary to obtain discovery from the third-party retailers (e.g., 

class member purchase histories and addresses from Costco and Walmart / Sam’s Club) to 

properly brief the motion to remand.

WHEREAS, Plaintiff wishes to brief her motion for jurisdictional discovery on a more 

expedited basis, however, Premier opposes that request and desires the additional time 

afforded under the Local Civil Rules. Accordingly, the parties have agreed to brief the motion 

pursuant to the timing deadlines set forth in Local Civil Rule 7 (i.e., 14 days for an opposition 

and 7 days for a reply). Given Rule 7-2(a)’s 35-day hearing provision and the Court’s 

scheduling notes, the next available hearing date is May 2, 2019.

WHEREAS, this request will not impact any other deadlines in the case, and the 

Parties believe there is good cause for the requested relief.

ACCORDINGLY, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to the 

approval of the Court, that:

1. Plaintiff’s deadline to file a motion to remand the Action is stayed pending the 

outcome of her motion for leave to conduct jurisdictional discovery.

2. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to conduct jurisdictional discovery is due on March 

28, 2019.

3. Defendant’s opposition to Plaintiff’s motion for leave to conduct jurisdictional 

discovery is due on April 11, 2019.

4. Plaintiff’s reply in support of the motion for leave to conduct jurisdictional 

discovery is due on April 18, 2019.

5. The motion for leave to conduct jurisdictional discovery will be noticed for 

hearing on May 2, 2019, at 1:30 p.m.

6. A schedule for completing the jurisdictional discovery, if any, and for filing the 

motion to remand shall be set in connection with the hearing.

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NOW, THEREFORE, this Agreement is entered into by and among the Parties, by and 

through their respective counsel and representatives.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: March 20, 2019 BLOOD HURST & O’REARDON, LLP

TIMOTHY G. BLOOD (149343)

THOMAS J. O’REARDON II (247952)

By: s/ Thomas J. O’Reardon

THOMAS J. O’REARDON II

501 West Broadway, Suite 1490

San Diego, CA 92101

Tel: 619/338-1100

619/338-1101 (fax)

tblood@bholaw.com

toreardon@bholaw.com

ALTAIR LAW

CRAIG M. PETERS (1840180)

465 California Street, 5th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104-3313

Tel: 415/988-9828

cpeters@altairlaw.us

CARLSON LYNCH LLP

TODD D. CARPENTER (234464)

1350 Columbia Street, Suite 603

San Diego, CA 92101

Tel: 619/762-1910

619/756-6991 (fax)

tcarpenter@carlsonlynch.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: March 20, 2019 VENABLE LLP

ANGEL A. GARGANTA (163957)

JESSICA L. GRANT (178138)

By: s/ Angel A. Garganta

ANGEL A. GARGANTA

101 California Street, Suite 3800

San Francisco, CA 94111

Tel: 415/653-3750

415/653-3755 (fax)

aagarganta@venable.com

jgrant@venable.com

VENABLE LLP

JOHN CARLOS VAZQUEZ (pro hac vice)

1270 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Tel: 212/370-6293

jcvazquez@venable.com

Attorneys for Defendant

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ECF CERTIFICATION

The filing attorney attests that he has obtained concurrence regarding the filing of this 

document from the signatories to this document.

Dated: March 20, 2019 BLOOD HURST & O’REARDON, LLP

By: s/ Thomas J. O’Reardon

THOMAS J. O’REARDON II

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ORDER 

Having reviewed the above Joint Stipulation and Proposed Order, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that the Court finds that good cause exists for the entry of this Order: 

1. Plaintiff’s deadline to file a motion to remand the Action is stayed pending the

outcome of her motion for leave to conduct jurisdictional discovery.

2. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to conduct jurisdictional discovery is due on March

28, 2019.

3. Defendant’s opposition to Plaintiff’s motion for leave to conduct jurisdictional

discovery is due on April 11, 2019.

4. Plaintiff’s reply in support of the motion for leave to conduct jurisdictional

discovery is due on April 18, 2019.

5. A hearing regarding Plaintiff’s motion for leave to conduct jurisdictional

discovery will take place on _____________________, 2019, at ________________.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:_______________________

THE HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

3/21/19

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on March 20, 2019, I electronically filed the foregoing with the 

Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the 

e-mail addresses denoted on the Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby certify that I have 

mailed the foregoing document or paper via the United States Postal Service to the nonCM/ECF participants indicated on the Electronic Mail Notice List.

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that 

the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on March 20, 2019.

s/ Thomas J. O’Reardon

THOMAS J. O’REARDON II

BLOOD HURST & O’REARDON, LLP

501 West Broadway, Suite 1490

San Diego, CA 92101

Tel: 619/338-1100

619/338-1101 (fax)

toreardon@bholaw.com

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