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Parties Involved:
BlendJet, Inc.
Defendant
Linda Gage
Plaintiff
Gregory Rittenhouse
Plaintiff

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE MOTION TO DISMISS HEARING

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 Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Anne K. Edwards (SBN 110424)

aedwards@sgrlaw.com

Jeremy Richardson (admitted pro hac vice)

jrichardson@sgrlaw.com

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP

444 South Flower Street Suite 1700

Los Angeles, California 90071

Telephone: 213-358-7200

Facsimile: 213-358-7300

Attorneys for Defendant

GREGORY RITTENHOUSE, and LINDA GAGE, 

individually and on behalf of all others similarly 

situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

BLENDJET, INC. and RYAN PAMPLIN,

Defendant.

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

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

TO CONTINUE HEARING ON 

MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST 

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND 

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE MOTION TO DISMISS HEARING

Counsel for Plaintiffs and Counsel for Defendant BlendJet, Inc., have conferred and mutually 

agreed to request continuances of the Hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss First Amended 

Complaint and the Scheduling Conference as set forth below. 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Gregory Rittenhouse and Linda Gage, individually and on behalf of 

all others similarly situated (the “Plaintiffs”), filed a First Amended Class Action Complaint on July 

22, 2024, naming BlendJet, Inc. as defendant (the “Defendant” and with “Plaintiffs” referred to 

herein as the “Parties”)

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WHEREAS, Defendant filed its Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint on August 5, 

2024 (Dkt. 28);

WHEREAS, Defendant noticed the hearing on its Motion to Dismiss First Amended 

Complaint for October 28, 2024, at 1:30 p.m.;

WHEREAS, the Court, on its own motion, continued the hearing on Defendant’s Motion to 

Dismiss First Amended Complaint to November 25, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. (Dkt. 42);

WHEREAS, attorneys for Plaintiffs have several scheduling conflicts on November 25, 

2024, including pre-arranged and pre-paid vacation related to the Thanksgiving holiday and a 

hearing in another case;

WHEREAS, the Scheduling Conference is currently scheduled for December 16, 2024, at 

1:30 p.m. pending hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint (Dkt. 35);

WHEREAS, in light of Plaintiffs’ counsel’s conflicts, the Parties conferred and agreed to 

continue the Hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint from November 

25, 2024, to January 21, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.;

WHEREAS, the Parties have requested no prior continuances of the Hearing on Defendant’s 

Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint;

WHEREAS, the Parties conferred and agreed to continue the Scheduling Conference until 

April 7, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. with a Joint Status Report due on March 24, 2025, so that Defendant’s 

Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint can be heard first;

1 The First Amended Complaint also names Ryan Pamplin as a defendant. Mr. Pamplin has not yet 

been served and did not participate in this stipulation. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE MOTION TO DISMISS HEARING

WHEREAS, the Parties have previously requested continuances of the Scheduling 

Conference two times (Dkt. 9; Dkt. 11), and the Court has itself rescheduled the Scheduling 

Conference two times (Dkt. 20; Dkt. 35);

WHEREAS, counsel for Plaintiffs, per the Court’s standing order, checked dates with the 

Courtroom Deputy on October 28, 2024, before submitting this stipulation; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiffs and Defendant that the Motion to 

Dismiss Hearing is continued to January 21, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.; the Joint Status Report is due on 

March 24, 2025; and the Scheduling Conference is set for April 7, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 31, 2024

DATED: October 30, 2024 DOVEL & LUNER, LLP

By: /s/ Martin Brenner

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

Attorneys for Plaintiff

DATED: October 30, 2024 SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP

By:

/s/ Jeremy Richardson (as authorized on 

October 30, 2024)

Anne K. Edwards

aedwards@sgrlaw.com

Jeremy Richardson*

jrichardson@sgrlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant BlendJet, Inc.

*Admitted Pro Hac Vice

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