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Parties Involved:
EZ Pedo, Inc.
Plaintiff
Kinder Krowns
Defendant
Mayclin Dental Studio, Inc.
Defendant

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BUCHALTER NEMER

A PROFESSIONAL C ORPORATION

I RVINE

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO 

COMPLAINT TO ALLOW JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY

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Michael L. Meeks (SBN: 172000) mmeeks@buchalter.com Paul J. Fraidenburgh (SBN: 280354) pfraidenburgh@buchalter.com BUCHALTER NEMER

A Professional Corporation 

18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 

Irvine, CA 92612-1121 

Telephone: (949) 760-1121 

Fax: (949) 224-6407 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

EZ PEDO, INC. 

Adam P. Gislason, (SBN: 212540) 

agislsaon@lommen.com 

LOMMEN ABDO, P.A. 

1000 International Centre, 920 Second Ave. S. 

Minneapolis, MN 55402 

Telephone: (612) 336-9351 

Facsimile: (612) 436-0496 

Attorneys for Mayclin Dental Studio, Inc., 

a Minnesota corporation, individually and 

dba Kinder Krowns, and Does 1-10 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

EZ PEDO, INC., a California

corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MAYCLIN DENTAL STUDIO, INC., 

a Minnesota corporation, individually 

and dba KINDER KROWNS; and 

DOES 1-10, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:16-cv-00731-KJM-CKD

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND 

TO COMPLAINT TO ALLOW 

JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY 

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Pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), all parties hereby request the Court’s approval 

of the following stipulation extending the time for Defendant Mayclin Dental 

Studio, Inc. dba Kinder Krowns to file an Answer or other responsive pleading by 

an additional 60 days to allow the Plaintiff to conduct jurisdictional discovery: 

STIPULATION

 WHEREAS, Defendant’s responsive pleading is currently due on May 18, 

2016; 

 WHEREAS, the parties previously stipulated to a 14-day extension allowing 

Defendant to file its responsive pleading by May 18, 2016; 

 WHEREAS, Defendant has indicated its intent to file a motion challenging 

personal jurisdiction and Plaintiff has requested the opportunity to take preliminary 

discovery limited to the issue of personal jurisdiction over Defendant in California; 

 WHEREAS, on May 13, 2016, counsel for the parties had a meet and confer 

to discuss the bases for and points of conflict of Defendant’s motion; 

 WHEREAS, good cause exists for the Court to approve this stipulation so 

that the Court and all parties can benefit from the jurisdictional discovery prior to 

briefing or ruling on Defendant’s proposed motion challenging personal 

jurisdiction; 

 NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS: 

(1) The time for Defendant Mayclin Dental Studio, Inc. dba Kinder 

Krowns to file an answer or other responsive pleading shall be 

extended by an additional 65 days, with the new deadline to file a 

responsive pleading set for July 22, 2016; 

(2) Plaintiff shall be entitled to conduct expedited written and deposition 

discovery related to the following issues: 

a. Defendant’s sales in California; 

b. Defendant’s advertising and marketing activities in California or 

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directed at California; 

c. Defendant’s presence in California including for example 

attendance at trade shows, conferences, and other marketing 

events in California; 

d. Defendant’s website activity including sales, marketing, and 

whether it has been accessed from California-based IP 

addresses; 

e. Defendant’s shipments to California, including shipments of 

products, samples, promotional materials, or any other items; 

f. Defendant’s business dealings with other persons or companies 

located in California; 

g. Defendant’s business relationships and agreements with 

distributors or sales representatives offering or marketing 

Defendant’s products in California; 

h. Defendant’s knowledge that Plaintiff is a California-based 

company; and 

i. Defendant’s employees’ or officers’ physical appearances in 

California for any business purpose. 

(3) All confidential, financial and proprietary information of Defendant 

shall be subject to a stipulated protective order to be entered into by 

the parties pursuant to Local Rule 141.1 and 143; 

(4) The following expedited discovery response deadlines shall apply to 

Plaintiff’s jurisdictional discovery: 

a. Plaintiff’s written discovery shall consist of no more than ten 

(10) requests for production of documents, ten (10) requests for 

admission and ten (10) interrogatories, which shall be served no 

later than fourteen (14) days after the filing of the Court’s Order 

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approving this Stipulation; 

b. As to requests for production of documents, without waiver of 

Defendant’s rights to object and/or assert privileges, Defendant 

shall serve written responses and responsive documents on 

Plaintiff within 21 days of receiving Plaintiff’s requests for 

production; 

c. As to requests for admission and interrogatories, without waiver 

of Defendant’s rights to object and/or assert privileges, 

Defendant shall serve responses on Plaintiff within 14 days of 

receiving requests for admission and interrogatories. 

d. The parties stipulate to accept service of the aforementioned 

discovery requests and discovery responses by email. 

(5) Within 14 days of the date of the Court’s approval of this Stipulation, 

Plaintiff will serve a deposition notice on Defendant and Defendant 

will produce its person most qualified to testify as to the jurisdictional 

issues outlined above at a mutually agreeable date and time, in 

Minneapolis, Minnesota, no later than July 18, 2016. 

(6) Nothing in this Stipulation shall be construed as a waiver of any claim 

or defense by any party to this case. 

(7) This Stipulation shall become effective only upon the filing of the 

Court’s Order approving this Stipulation. 

So stipulated. 

DATED: May 16, 2016 BUCHALTER NEMER 

A Professional Corporation 

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By: /s/ Paul J. Fraidenburgh 

PAUL J. FRAIDENBURGH 

Attorneys for Plaintiff EZ PEDO, INC. 

Dated: May 16, 2016 LOMMEN ABDO, P.A. 

 /s/ Adam P. Gislason 

 Adam P. Gislason 

 (As authorized in writing on 5/16/16.) 

 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT 

 MAYCLIN DENTAL STUDIO, INC. 

 DBA KINDER KROWNS

ORDER 

Good cause appearing, the court GRANTS the parties’ stipulation to extend 

the deadline to respond to the complaint to July 22, 2016 to allow jurisdictional 

discovery as provided for by the parties’ stipulation above. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 18, 2016 

 

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