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Parties Involved:
Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC
Defendant
Nataly Lopez Vargas
Plaintiff

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JOINT STIPULATION TO MAINTAIN STAY

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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 

MATERN LAW GROUP PC 

Matthew J. Matern, Bar No. 159798 

mmatern@maternlawgroup.com 

Mikael H. Stahle, Bar No. 182599 

mstahle@maternlawgroup.com 

Irina A. Kirnosova, Bar No. 312565 

1230 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 200 

Manhattan Beach, California 90266 

Telephone: +1.310.531.1900 

Facsimile: +1.310.531.1901 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

NATALY LOPEZ VARGAS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

NATALY LOPEZ VARGAS, an individual, on 

behalf of herself and 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-01645- DJC-JDP 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

TO MAINTAIN STAY AND VACATE 

ALL HEARINGS AND DEADLINES 

PENDING RESOLUTION OF FINAL 

SETTLEMENT APPROVAL 

Complaint Filed: November 21, 2022 

 

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

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

Lopez Vargas (“Vargas” or “Plaintiff”) (collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their 

respective attorneys of record, submit the following Joint Stipulation and Proposed Order to 

Maintain the Stay and Vacate All Deadlines Pending Resolution of Final Settlement Approval. 

BACKGROUND

1. On May 31, 2023, the court entered the Parties’ stipulation to stay all proceedings 

in this matter to allow the Parties to explore settlement through private mediation. (See ECF No. 

19.) 

2. On September 19, 2023, at private mediation, the Parties agreed to a settlement of 

this action and the following related actions (the “Global Settlement”): Psalms Martinez v. Saputo 

Dairy Foods USA, LLC, Case No. 1:22-cv-1624 -DJC-JDP (E.D. Cal.); Psalms Martinez v. 

Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC, Case No. VCU294960 (Tulare Cnty. Sup. Ct.) (“Martinez PAGA 

Action”); Romero v. Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC, Case No. 1:23-cv-00427-DJC-JDP (E.D. 

Cal.); Romero v. Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC, Case No. VCU298775 (Tulare Cnty. Sup. Ct.) 

(collectively, the “Related Actions”). 

3. On September 26, 2023, the Parties filed a Joint Report and Notice of Settlement. 

(See ECF No. 27.) 

4. On September 28, 2023, this Court issued a Minute Order directing Plaintiff to file 

a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement within 90 days in accordance with the 

provisions of Local Rule 160. (See ECF No. 28.) 

5. Given the significant overlap in the claims asserted in the Related Actions, for the 

sake of judicial economy, and pursuant to the terms of the Parties’ Memorandum of 

Understanding reached after the mediation, the Parties intend to pursue approval of the Global 

Settlement through the Martinez PAGA Action in Tulare County Superior Court. 

6. The Parties are in the process of preparing a long form settlement agreement and 

anticipate that a motion for preliminary settlement approval will be filed in the Martinez PAGA 

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Action within the next 60 days. 

7. To facilitate the settlement approval process, the Parties hereby enter into the 

following stipulation, subject to court approval, to maintain the stay of the proceedings and vacate 

all deadlines pending final approval of the Global Settlement. 

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. All deadlines, hearings, and conferences, including the deadline for Plaintiff to file a 

motion for preliminary approval pursuant to Local Rule 160, are VACATED. 

3. The Parties will file a joint status report to apprise this Court of the date set for the hearing 

on the motion for final settlement approval of the Global Settlement in the Martinez

PAGA Action within five court days after that hearing date is set. 

4. 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 17, 2023 JONES DAY 

By: /s/ Koree B. Wooley 

Koree B. Wooley 

Attorneys for Defendant SAPUTO DAIRY 

FOODS USA, LLC 

Dated: November 17, 2023 MATERN LAW GROUP PC 

By: /s/ Irina A. Kirnosova (as authorized on 

11/16/23) 

Irina A. Kirnosova 

Attorneys for Plaintiff NATALY LOPEZ VARGAS

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ORDER 

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

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 17, 2023 /s/ Daniel J. Calabretta 

 THE HONORABLE DANIEL J. CALABRETTA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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