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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

SHERMAN DIVISION 

QJ TEAM, LLC, AND FIVE POINTS 

HOLDINGS LLC, individually, and on behalf of 

all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, 

INC., et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 4:23-cv-1013-SDJ 

Judge Sean D. Jordan 

JOINT STATUS REPORT 

Pursuant to this Court’s September 20, 2024 Order (ECF No. 229), Plaintiffs and 

Defendant Fathom Realty, LLC (“Fathom”) submit this Joint Status Report: 

1. As previously reported to this Court, Fathom entered into a settlement agreement 

with Plaintiffs in connection with the proposed NAR settlement in Burnett v. National Association 

of Realtors, No. 19-cv-00332 (W.D. Mo.) (the “NAR Settlement”). See ECF No. 226. 

2. On September 20, 2024, the Court stayed the case as to Fathom and ordered 

Plaintiffs and Fathom to provide joint status reports on the status of settlement every sixty (60) 

days. Order, ECF No. 229. 

3. On September 30, 2024, the Burnett Plaintiffs submitted an Unopposed Motion for 

Preliminary Approval of Settlements with Brokerages and Non-Realtor Multiple Listing Services 

Opting into the National Association of Realtors Settlement and for Permissive Joinder of Opt-In 

Entities (the “Opt-in Motion”). Burnett ECF No. 1538. 

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4. As detailed in the Opt-In Motion, Fathom Holdings, Inc., a parent company of 

Fathom, has opted into the NAR Settlement. See id. at 2. 

5. On October 1, 2024, the Burnett court granted the Opt-In Motion. Order, Burnett 

ECF No. 1540. 

6. A hearing on final approval of the NAR Settlement is set for November 26, 2024. 

The Burnett court also ordered that a hearing on final approval of the opt-in settlements, including 

Fathom’s opt-in settlement occur at the same time. Id.

The Parties will continue to file joint status reports on the schedule stated in the Court’s 

September 20, 2024 Order. 

Dated: November 19, 2024 

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Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Julie Petit 

Julie Petit, State Bar No. 24065971 

David B. Urteago, State Bar No. 24079493 

THE PETIT LAW FIRM

2101 Cedar Springs, Suite 1540 

Dallas, Texas 75201 

Telephone: (214) 329-0151 

Email: durteago@petitfirm.com

Email: jpetit@petitfirm.com

Michael K. Hurst, State Bar No. 10316310 

Chris Schwegmann, State Bar No. 24051315 

Yaman Dasai, State Bar No. 24101695 

Jessica Cox, State Bar No. 24114769 

LYNN PINKER HURST & SCHWEGMANN, LLP 

2100 Ross Avenue, Suite 2700 

Dallas, Texas 75201 

Telephone: (214) 981-3800 

Email: jcox@lynnllp.com

Email: ydesai@lynnllp.com

Email: cschwegmann@lynnllp.com

Email: mhurst@lynnllp.com

Laurence D. King 

KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP 

1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1560 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Telephone: (415) 772-4700 

Email: lking@kaplanfox.com

Frederic S. Fox 

Jeffrey P. Campisi 

Matthew P. McCahill 

KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP 

800 Third Avenue, 38th Floor 

New York, NY 10022 

Telephone: (212) 687-1980 

Email: ffox@kaplanfox.com

Email: jacmpisi@kaplanfox.com

Email: mmccahill@kaplanfox.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Proposed Class

/s/ James D. Lawrence______________

James D. Lawrence (admitted pro hac vice) 

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP 

1200 Main St., Suite 3800 

Kansas City, MO 64105 

Telephone: (816) 374-3200 

Email: jim.lawrence@bclplaw.com

Timothy R. Beyer (admitted pro hac vice) 

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP 

1700 Lincoln Street, #4100 

Denver, CO 80203 

Telephone: (303) 866-7000 

Email: tim.beyer@bclplaw.com

Lindsay Sklar Johnson (admitted pro hac 

vice) 

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP 

1201 W. Peachtree St., N.W., 14th Floor 

Atlanta, GA 30309-3471 

Telephone: (404) 572-6600 

Email: lindsay.johnson@bclplaw.com

Emilee L. Hargis, (admitted pro hac vice) 

BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP 

211 N. Broadway, Suite 3600 

St. Louis, MO 63102 

Telephone: (314) 259-2028 

Email: emilee.hargis@bclplaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant Fathom Realty, 

LLC 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(d)(1)(B), as amended, no certificate of 

service is necessary because this document is being filed with the Court’s electronic-filing system. 

Pursuant to Local Rule CV-5(c), this document was served through the Court’s electronic-filing 

system on November 19, 2024. 

/s/ James D. Lawrence 

James D. Lawrence 

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