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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 APPROVAL OF 

ATTORNEY’S FEES, COSTS, AND 

SERVICE AWARDS

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

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(Dkt. 135);

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

May 20, 2024 for the Plaintiffs to file their Motion for Approval of Attorney’s Fees, Costs and 

Service Award (id.);

WHEREAS, on May 16, 2024 a large storm struck Houston, Texas which killed seven

people and left large parts of the city without electricity. Plaintiffs’ Counsel resides in Houston,

Texas. Plaintiffs’ Counsel – Don Foty – has been without electricity at his home since May 16.

Additionally, Plaintiffs’ Counsel’s office lost access to its server as a result of the storm; and

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

Motion for Approval of Attorney’s Fees, Costs, and Service Award in light of the difficulties 

facing Plaintiffs’ Counsel and the Parties 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 May 28, 2024 to file their Motion for Approval of

Attorney’s Fees, Costs, and Service Award.

Respectfully submitted,

Date: May 20, 2024 HODGES & FOTY, LLP

/s/ Don J. Foty

Don J. Foty (Pro Hac Vice)

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Date: May 20, 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 seeking a one-week extension of 

time for Plaintiffs to file their Motion for Approval of Attorney’s Fees, Costs, and Service Award and 

finds that the Stipulation should be GRANTED. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Approval of Attorney’s Fees, 

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Costs, and Service Awards shall be due by May 28, 2024. All other deadlines remain unchanged. 

(Docs. 135, 140).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 21, 2024 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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