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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)

William M. Hogg (SBN 338196)

HODGES & FOTY, LLP

2 Greenway Plaza, Suite 250

Houston, Texas 77046

Tel: (713) 523-0001

dfoty@hftrialfirm.com

whogg@hftrialfirm.com

Counsel for Plaintiffs and Putative Class 

Members

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD, LLP

Gregory W. Knopp (SBN 237615)

Jonathan P. Slowik (SBN 287635)

Laura L. Vaughn (SBN 329470)

1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 600

Los Angeles, California 90067

Tel: (310) 229-1000

gknopp@akingump.com

jpslowik@akingump.com

vaughnl@akingump.com

Nathan J. Oleson (Pro Hac Vice)

2001 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 60006

Tel: (202) 887-4000

noleson@akingump.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,

Plaintiff,

v.

WALMART, INC.,

Defendant.

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

ORDER GRANTING JOINT 

STIPULATION REGARDING 

DEADLINES CONCERNING 

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CLASS 

CERTIFICATION AND RELATED 

MOTIONS

(Doc. 69)

Complaint Filed: Feb. 23, 2021

Trial Date: None

The Court, having considered the parties’ Joint Stipulation Regarding the Deadlines 

Concerning the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification and other related motions (Doc. 69), and 

good cause having been shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the case schedule is MODIFIED 

as follows:

• The hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Conditional Certification and Approval of Notice 

(Docs. 41 & 44) remains set for February 22, 2023, at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 7 (SKO) 

before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto;

• Plaintiffs’ Reply Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (Doc. 43) 

shall be filed by March 31, 2023;

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• That Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendant’s Motion to Strike the Declaration of Dr. Drogin 

(Doc. 60) shall be filed by March 31, 2023;

• The Plaintiffs shall file any motions challenging Defendant’s experts by March 31, 2023;

• The Defendant’s Response to any motion filed by Plaintiffs to challenge Defendant’s 

experts shall be due by April 21, 2023;

• That Defendant’s Reply Brief in support of the Motion to Strike the Declaration of Dr. 

Drogin (Doc. 60) and Plaintiffs’ Reply Brief in support of any motions challenging 

Defendant’s experts shall be filed by May 10, 2023

• The motion for class certification (Doc. 43) , as well the related motions to exclude expert 

evidence (Doc. 60), shall be heard on May 31, 2023, at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 7 (SKO) 

before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto; and

• A conference to set further scheduling dates is set for November 30, 2023, at 9:30 AM 

Courtroom 7 (SKO) before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 13, 2023 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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