INITIAL STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND TO CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr., Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Yesenia Melgar, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated ("Plaintiff"), and Defendants Zicam LLC and Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. (collectively "Defendants"), by and through their respective attorneys, hereby stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a Class Action Complaint in the Eastern District of California on January 21, 2014 under Case No. 2:14-cv-00160-MCE-AC;

WHEREAS, Defendants were served with the Complaint on January 27, 2014; WHEREAS, Defendants' response to the Complaint is currently due on February 18, 2014;

WHEREAS, no other extensions of time have been requested or obtained by the parties related to the particular matters for which an extension now sought;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff intends to file an amended complaint prior to February 21, 2014 as agreed by the parties to avoid motion practice;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 144, the parties now stipulate and agree to the entry of an Order extending the date of Defendants' response to the Complaint 28 days, to March 18, 2014;

THEREFORE, it is hereby stipulated by and between the parties and their counsel that, upon the Court's grant of the proposed order submitted herewith, the deadline for Defendants' response to the Complaint is extended to March 18, 2014.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties' stipulation, the deadline for Defendants' response to the Complaint is extended to March 18, 2014

IT IS SO ORDERED.