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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

SMITH, GAMBRELL 

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RUSSELL, LLP

444 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 1700

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071

TELEPHONE: 213-358-7200

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 First Amended Class Action Complaint on (“FAC”) on July 22, 

2024. See FAC (ECF 25);

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

Jeremy Richardson (admitted pro hac vice)

jrichardson@sgrlaw.com

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP

1301 Avenue of the Americas, 21st Floor

New York, NY 10019

Telephone: (212) 907-9700

Attorneys for Defendant,

BLENDJET, INC.

GREGORY RITTENHOUSE and LINDA GAGE, 

individually and on behalf of all others similar 

situated ,

Plaintiff,

vs.

BLENDJET, INC., and RYAN PAMPLIN,

Defendant.

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

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND TIME FOR DEFENDANT 

BLENDJET, INC., TO SERVE AND 

FILE ITS REPLY PAPERS IN 

FURTHER SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION 

TO DISMISS THE FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT 

[LOCAL RULES 143 AND 144]

Opposition Served: September 9, 2024

Current Reply Date: September 19, 2024

Proposed New Reply Date: October 3, 

2024

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME

SMITH, GAMBRELL 

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RUSSELL, LLP

444 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 1700

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071

TELEPHONE: 213-358-7200

WHEREAS, Defendant BlendJet, Inc. (“BlendJet”), filed its Motion to Dismiss the FAC on 

August 5, 2024. See ECF 28;

WHEREAS, on August 13, 2024, Plaintiffs’ filed an ex parte Motion seeking an extension of 

time to file their opposition to the Motion to Dismiss the FAC. See ECF 31;

WHEREAS, by order dated August 16, 2024, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ request for an 

extension of time, and in its order stated “that defendant is free to request an extension of time for its 

reply ....” See ECF 33 at p. 2

WHEREAS, absent an extension, BlendJet’s reply papers will be due September 19, 2024; 

and

WHEREAS, counsel who is now principally handling the drafting of BlendJet’s reply papers 

is ill;

WHEREAS, Defendant BlendJet has not previously requested an extension of time to serve 

and file its reply papers in further support of the Motion to Dismiss the FAC;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiffs and Defendant BlendJet that 

Defendant BlendJet’s time to serve and file its reply papers in further support of the Motion to 

Dismiss the FAC be and hereby is extended up to and including October 3, 2024.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME

SMITH, GAMBRELL 

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RUSSELL, LLP

444 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 1700

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071

TELEPHONE: 213-358-7200

By: /s/ Zachary Arbitman

Zachary Arbitman*

FELDMAN SHEPHERD WOHLGELERNTER 

TANNER WEINSTOCK & DODIG, LLP

1845 Walnut Street, 21st Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

T: (215) 567-8300

F: (215) 567-8333

zarbitman@feldmanshepherd.com

Simon Franzini (Cal. Bar No. 287631)

DOVEL & LUNER, LLP

201 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 600

Santa Monica, California 90401

Telephone: (310) 656-7066

Facsimile: (310) 656-7069

christin@dovel.com

simon@dovel.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

*Admitted Pro Hac Vice

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 18, 2024

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

By: /s/ Jeremy Richardson*

Anne K. Edwards

Jeremy Richardson

Attorneys for Defendant

BLENDJET, INC.

SGR/71595378.1

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