Haro
Haro v. Walmart Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
1 The parties stipulated to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Magistrate Judge for purposes of handling the present motion; Judge Mueller granted the stipulation and submitted the motion for decision on January 10, 2024. (See Docs. 129– 30.) The Court previously summarized Plaintiff’s allegations in its March 18, 2024, order granting Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement and conditional class certification, (Doc. 135), and will not repeat the factual background in this order. Following the grant of preliminary approval in this action, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Attorney Fees, Litigation Costs, and Service Awards to the Named Plaintiffs (Doc. 143) on May 28, 2024. Plaintiff filed a Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement (Doc. 149) on July 31, 2024. In support of the motions, Plaintiffs have submitted declarations from themselves, class counsel, and the settlement administrator in this action. (Docs. 149-2, 3, 4, 5). Defendant has not opposed either motion. (See Docket). Under the proposed settlement, Defendant will pay a total of $5,200,000 (the “Gross…