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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 EXTEND TIME FOR DEFENDANT TO RESPOND TO INITIAL 

COMPLAINT

Martin Brenner (Cal. Bar No. 333540)

martin@dovel.com

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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANNE K. EDWARDS (SBN 110424)

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP

444 South Flower Street Suite 1700

Los Angeles, California 90071

Telephone: 213-358-7200

Facsimile: 213-358-7300

Email: aedwards@sgrlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant,

BLENDJET, INC.

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: May 2, 2024

Proposed New Response Date: July 1, 

2024

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME FOR DEFENDANT TO RESPOND TO INITIAL 

COMPLAINT

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;

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 stipulated to further 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, the Parties stipulated to further extend Defendant’s time to respond to the 

Complaint to and including May 2, 2024 (ECF Doc. No. 11, filed on January 22, 2024), which 

stipulation the Court granted on January 24, 2024 (ECF Doc. No. 12);

WHEREAS, on December 28, 2023, Defendant in combination with the Consumer Product 

Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of approximately 4.8 million BlendJet 2 blenders;

WHEREAS, the Parties are actively engaged in settlement discussions, including a mediation 

before JAMS mediator Hon. Diane M. Welsh (Ret.), held on April 11, 2024, and the Parties have 

agreed to continue settlement discussions, 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 pending the completion of the 

extension;

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 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME FOR DEFENDANT TO RESPOND TO INITIAL 

COMPLAINT

Complaint, to and including July 1, 2024, so that the Parties may continue their settlement 

discussions after the April 11, 2024, mediation; and

WHEREAS, there have been three 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 July 1, 2024, to respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 19, 2024

DATED: April 17, 2024 DOVEL & LUNER, LLP

By: /s/ Martin Brenner

Christin Cho

Martin E. Brenner

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

GREGORY RITTENHOUSE, 

individually and on behalf of all others 

similarly situated

DATED: April 17, 2024 SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP

By:

/s/ Anne K. Edwards (as authorized on 

April 17, 2024)

Anne K. Edwards

Attorneys for Defendant,

BLENDJET, INC.

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