Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-1_22-cv-01624/USCOURTS-caed-1_22-cv-01624-3/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 05:704 Labor Litigation

---

JOINT STATUS REPORT AND 

STIPULATION TO MAINTAIN STAY 

PENDING FINAL SETTLEMENT 

APPROVAL 

1:22-cv-01624- DJC-JDP 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

 

JONES DAY 

Koree B. Wooley, Bar No. 294489 

kbwooley@jonesday.com 

Cindi L. Ritchey, Bar No. 216899 

critchey@jonesday.com 

Jayce E. Gustafson, Bar No. 344961 

jgustafson@jonesday.com 

4655 Executive Drive 

Suite 1500 

San Diego, California 92121.3134 

Telephone: +1.858.314.1200 

Facsimile: +1.844.345.3178 

Attorneys for Defendant 

SAPUTO DAIRY FOODS USA, LLC 

WILSHIRE LAW FIRM 

Justin F. Marquez, Bar No. 262417 

justin.marquez@wilshirelawfirm.com 

Benjamin H. Haber, Bar No. 315664 

benjamin.haber@wilshirelawfirm.com 

Daniel J. Kramer, Bar No. 314625 

daniel.kramer@wilshirelawfirm.com 

3055 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90010 

Telephone: +1.213.381.9988 

Facsimile: +1.213.381.9989 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

PSALMS MARTINEZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PSALMS MARTINEZ, individually, and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SAPUTO DAIRY FOODS USA, LLC, a 

Delaware limited liability corporation; and 

DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:22-cv-01624-DJC-JDP 

JOINT STATUS REPORT AND 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

MAINTAIN STAY PENDING FINAL 

SETTLEMENT APPROVAL 

Complaint Filed: October 31, 2022 

Case 1:22-cv-01624-DJC-JDP Document 36 Filed 12/02/24 Page 1 of 4
- 2 - 

JOINT STATUS REPORT AND 

STIPULATION TO MAINTAIN STAY 

PENDING FINAL SETTLEMENT 

APPROVAL 

1:22-cv-01624-DJC-JDP 

 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

Defendant Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC (“Saputo” or “Defendant”) and Plaintiff 

Psalms Martinez (“Martinez” or “Plaintiff”) (collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their 

respective attorneys of record, submit the following Joint Status Report and Stipulation. 

STATUS OF LAWSUIT

1. On November 20, 2023, the Court stayed this case pending final approval of a 

global settlement that includes this action (“Global Settlement”), which the Parties are currently 

pursuing through the related action Martinez v. Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC, Case No. 

VCU294960 (Tulare Cnty. Sup. Ct.) (“Martinez PAGA Action”), and ordered the Parties to file a 

joint status report apprising the Court of the date set for a hearing on the motion for final 

settlement approval. (See ECF No. 30.) 

2. On August 14, 2024, the court in the Martinez PAGA Action granted the Parties’ 

Motion for Preliminary Approval of the Global Settlement and set a Hearing on Final Approval of 

the Global Settlement for February 10, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. 

3. The Parties hereby enter into the following stipulation, subject to court approval, 

to maintain the stay of the proceedings pending final approval of the Global Settlement. 

/// 

/// 

/// 

/// 

/// 

/// 

/// 

/// 

/// 

/// 

Case 1:22-cv-01624-DJC-JDP Document 36 Filed 12/02/24 Page 2 of 4
- 3 - 

JOINT STATUS REPORT AND 

STIPULATION TO MAINTAIN STAY 

PENDING FINAL SETTLEMENT 

APPROVAL 

1:22-cv-01624-DJC-JDP 

 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

STIPULATION 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 

1. This action shall remain stayed pending final approval of the Global Settlement 

through the Martinez PAGA Action, Case No. VCU294960 (Tulare Cnty. Sup. Ct.). 

2. In the event the court does not grant final approval of the Global Settlement in the 

Martinez PAGA Action, the Parties shall return to status quo as existed before this action was 

stayed. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: November 25, 2024 JONES DAY 

By: /s/ Koree B. Wooley 

Koree B. Wooley 

Attorneys for Defendant SAPUTO DAIRY 

FOODS USA, LLC 

Dated: November 26, 2024

WILSHIRE LAW FIRM 

By: /s/ Daniel J. Kramer (as authorized on 

11/26/24)

Daniel J. Kramer 

Attorneys for Plaintiff PSALMS MARTINEZ

 

Case 1:22-cv-01624-DJC-JDP Document 36 Filed 12/02/24 Page 3 of 4
- 4 - 

JOINT STATUS REPORT AND 

STIPULATION TO MAINTAIN STAY 

PENDING FINAL SETTLEMENT 

APPROVAL 

1:22-cv-01624-DJC-JDP 

 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

ORDER 

Having considered the Joint Stipulation between all Parties, and good cause appearing, 

1. This action shall remain stayed pending final approval of the Global Settlement 

through the Martinez PAGA Action, Case No. VCU294960 (Tulare Cnty. Sup. Ct.). 

2. In the event the court does not grant final approval of the Global Settlement in the 

Martinez PAGA Action, the Parties shall return to status quo as existed before this action was 

stayed. 

3. The parties shall file a joint status report within fourteen days after the hearing on 

Final Approval of the Global Settlement advising this Court on the status and/or outcome of the 

Global Settlement in the Martinez PAGA Action, Case No. VCU294960 (Tulare Cnty. Sup. Ct.) 

and shall promptly notify the Court of any change in said hearing’s date. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 27, 2024 /s/ Daniel J. Calabretta 

 THE HONORABLE DANIEL J. CALABRETTA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

Case 1:22-cv-01624-DJC-JDP Document 36 Filed 12/02/24 Page 4 of 4