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Parties Involved:
Amado Haro
Plaintiff
Rochelle Ortega
Plaintiff
Walmart, Inc.
Defendant

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Matthew S. Parmet (SBN 296742)

PARMET PC

340 South Lemon Avenue, #1228

Walnut, California 91789

Tel: (310) 928-1277

matt@parmet.law

Don J. Foty (Pro Hac Vice)

HODGES & FOTY, LLP

2 Greenway Plaza, Suite 250

Houston, Texas 77046

Tel: (713) 523-0001

dfoty@hftrialfirm.com

Counsel for Plaintiff and Putative Class 

Members

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

Gregory W. Knopp (SBN 237615)

Jonathan P. Slowik (SBN 287635)

Laura L. Vaughn (SBN 329470)

2029 Century Park East, Suite 2400

Los Angeles, California 90067

Tel: (310) 557-2900

gknopp@proskauer.com

jslowik@proskauer.com

lvaughn@proskauer.com

Counsel for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

AMADO HARO and ROCHELLE 

ORTEGA, On Behalf of Themselves and 

All Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

WALMART, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:21-CV-00239-KES-SKO

ORDER GRANTING JOINT 

STIPULATION FOR A ONE-WEEK 

EXTENSION OF TIME FOR 

PLAINTIFFS TO FILE THEIR 

MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL 

OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

Complaint Filed: Feb. 23, 2021

Trial Date: None

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiffs Amado Haro and Rochelle Ortega

(“Plaintiffs”), by and through their counsel of record, and Defendant Walmart Inc. (“Defendant”), by

and through its counsel of record, as follows:

WHEREAS, on February 23, 2021, Plaintiffs, individually and on behalf of all others

similarly situated, filed a wage-and-hour class and collective action lawsuit against Defendant (see

Dkt. 1); WHEREAS, on December 15, 2023, Plaintiffs filed their Motion for Preliminary Approval

of Class Action Settlement (Dkt. 127);

WHEREAS, on March 18, 2024, the Court granted the Motion for Preliminary Approval 

(Dkt. 135);

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WHEREAS, in the Order Granting Preliminary Approval, the Court set a deadline of July

20, 2024 for the Plaintiffs to file their Motion for Final Approval Settlement (id.);

WHEREAS, on July 8, 2024 Hurricane Beryl struck Houston, Texas, causing severe flooding 

and wind damage, and leaving close to 3 million people without electricity. Plaintiffs’ Counsel resides 

in Houston, Texas. Plaintiffs’ Counsel was without electricity for nearly one week as a result of the 

storm. Plaintiffs’ Counsel’s office also lost access to its server and the internet. Given the storm, 

Plaintiffs’ Counsel was unable to work on this matter, and

WHEREAS, the Parties have discussed a short extension of time for Plaintiffs to file their

Motion for Final Approval of Settlement in light of the hurricane. The Parties have conferred and

have agreed to a one week extension of time. The Parties do not believe that this one week extension 

will affect any of the deadlines in the Preliminary Approval Order of March 18, 2024;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED between the Parties, by and through their respective attorneys 

of record, as follows: That Plaintiffs shall have until July 26, 2024 to file their Motion for Final 

Approval of Settlement.

Date: July 19, 2024 HODGES & FOTY, LLP

/s/ Don J. Foty

Don J. Foty (Pro Hac Vice)

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Date: July 19, 2024 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

/s/_Jonathan P. Slowik 

Gregory W. Knopp

Jonathan P. Slowik

Laura L. Vaughn

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

The Court having considered the Parties’ Joint Stipulation (Doc. 145) for a one-week 

extension of time for Plaintiffs to file their Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement

finds that the Stipulation should be GRANTED. THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ 

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Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement shall be due July 26, 2024.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 22, 2024 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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