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Parties Involved:
Anhui Kangfubao E-Commerce Co., Ltd.
Defendant
Robert Joseph Marquez
Plaintiff
PDD Holdings, Inc.
Defendant
Pinduoduo, Inc.
Defendant
Temu.com
Defendant
Whaleco Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DEFENDANT TEMU.COM TO RESPOND TO 

THE COMPLAINT

CASE NO. 1:24-CV-01276-SKO

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Gibson, Dunn & 

Crutcher LLP

Alan A. Ahdoot, Esq. (State Bar No. 238594)

Christopher B. Adamson, Esq. (State Bar No. 238500)

Arash Nematollahi, Esq. (State Bar No.: 225306)

ADAMSON AHDOOT LLP

1122 S. La Cienega Blvd.

Los Angeles, California 90035

T: 310.888.0024

F: 888.895.4665

E: alan@aa.law

E: christopher@aa.law

E: arash@aa.law

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ROBERT JOSEPH MARQUEZ

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

CHRISTOPHER CHORBA, SBN 216692

cchorba@gibsondunn.com

WILLIAM E. THOMSON, SBN 187912

wthomson@gibsondunn.com

333 South Grand Avenue

Los Angeles, California 90071-3197

Telephone: 213.229.7000

Facsimile: 213.229.7520

Attorneys for Defendant

WHALECO INC.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT JOSEPH MARQUEZ, an individual,

Plaintiff,

v.

TEMU.COM, a Delaware Corporation; PDD 

HOLDINGS, INC., f/k/a PINDUODUO, INC., a 

Delaware Corporation; WHALECO INC., a 

Delaware Corporation; ANHUI KANGFUBAO 

E-COMMERCE CO., LTD., business entity, form 

unknown; and DOES 1-100, inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:24-CV-01276-SKO

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME FOR 

DEFENDANT TEMU.COM TO RESPOND 

TO THE COMPLAINT

(Doc. 6)

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WHEREAS, on August 14, 2024, plaintiff Robert Joseph Marquez (“Marquez”) filed a 

complaint in Fresno County Superior Court, State of California, naming Temu.com, PDD Holdings, 

Inc., Whaleco Inc., and Anhui Kangfubao E-Commerce Co., Ltd. as defendants; 

WHEREAS, Whaleco Inc. (“Whaleco”) filed an answer in California Superior Court on 

October 18, 2024, then removed the case to this Court on the same day (Dkt. 1);

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed two proofs of service in California Superior Court on October 18, 

2024, stating that temu.com was served on September 19, 2024, and September 20, 2024;

WHEREAS, Whaleco operates a website at the domain temu.com, but denies that temu.com is a 

separate entity and disputes that it has been properly served;

WHEREAS, if temu.com were properly served as stated in the proof of service, its responsive 

pleading would be due on October 25, 2024, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 81(c)(2)(C);

WHEREAS, the parties have not previously extended the time for the defendant named in the 

Complaint as temu.com to file a responsive pleading;

WHEREAS, the parties wish to stipulate to extend the time for a responsive pleading to be filed 

on behalf of the defendant named in the Complaint as “temu.com” by 28 days, until November 22, 

2024;

NOW, THEREFORE, under Local Rules 143 and 144, the parties stipulate that the deadline for

a responsive pleading on behalf of the defendant named in the Complaint as temu.com is November 22, 

2024. 

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Dated: October 24, 2024 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

By: /s/ Christopher Chorba_____________ 

Christopher Chorba

Attorneys for Defendant Whaleco Inc., which operates 

the website “temu.com” 

Dated: October 24, 2024 ADAMSON AHDOOT LLP

By: /s/ Arash Nematollahi (as authorized on 10.24.24) 

 Arash Nematollahi

Attorneys for Plaintiff Robert Joseph Marquez

ORDER

Based on the above Stipulation by the Parties (Doc. 6), and for good cause shown, the defendant 

named in the Complaint as “temu.com” shall file their pleading responsive to Plaintiff’s Complaint on 

or before November 22, 2024.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 27, 2024 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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