Galvez v. Hilton Resorts Corporation

1 || Montgomery Y. Paek, Esq.

Nevada Bar No. 10176 Amy L. Thompson, Esq.

3 || Nevada Bar No. 11907 Andrew S. Clark, Esq.

4 || Nevada Bar No. 14854 LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

5 || 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway Suite 300 || Las Vegas, Nevada 89169.5937 Telephone: 702.862.8800 Fax No.: 702.862.8811 [email protected] || [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant | HILTON RESORTS CORPORATION UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA || JULIE GALVEZ, on behalf of herself and all Case No. 2:24-ev-02147-CDS-BNW others similarly situated, STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 14 Plaintiff STAY PROCEEDINGS IS y. [SECOND REQUEST] || HILTON RESORTS CORPORATION; and [ECF No. 15] DOES 1 through 50, inclusive 18 Defendant 20 Plaintiff Julie Galvez and Defendant Hilton Resorts Corporation hereby agree and stipulate | to stay all proceedings in this matter for 120 days, up to and including September 16, 2025, to allow |! the parties to participate in a private mediation in this matter. The requested stay is intended to |! facilitate a possible early resolution of Plaintiff's pending claims. The requested stay would include |! all current deadlines, including the current deadline for Defendant to file a response to □□□□□□□□□□□ || First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 8) and the deadline for the Parties to file a Joint Discovery || Plan and Scheduling Order.

27 The purpose of this stipulation is to promote judicial economy and permit this Court to |! effectively control the disposition of cases on its docket with economy of time and effort for itself, MENDELSON, P.C At Law counsel, and the litigants. See Landis v. N. Am. Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254 (1936) (“[T]he power to stay proceedings is incidental to the power inherent in every court to control the dispositions of the causes on its docket with economy of time and effort for itself, for counsel, and for litigants.”); Pate v. DePay Orthopedics, Inc., No. 2:12-cv-01168-MMD-CWH, 2012 WL 3532780, *2 (D. Nev. Aug. 14, 2012) (“A trial court may, with propriety, find it is efficient for its own docket and the fairest course for the parties to enter a stay of an action before it, pending resolution of independent proceedings which bear upon the case.”) (internal citations omitted). In evaluating whether to stay proceedings, the Court considers the competing interests of the parties and of the Court, including “‘possible damage which may result in granting the stay, the hardship or inequity which a party may suffer in being required to go forward, and the orderly course of justice measured in terms of simplifying or complicating of issues, proof, and questions of law which could expected to result from a stay.’” Coker v. Dowd, No. 2:13-cv-0994-JCM-NJK, 2013 WL 12216682, *1 (D. Nev. Jul.

13 8, 2013) (granting joint motion to stay all proceedings pending mediation), quoting Lockyer v. Mirant Corp., 398 F.3d 1098, 1110 (9th Cir. 2005).

15 The Parties intend to schedule a private mediation in this matter during the week of September 8–12, 2025, and are therefore actively exploring alternative dispute resolution to potentially resolve this litigation entirely. As this is a putative class action, such exploration is more complex and time consuming. The Parties believe that, through their efforts, they may be able to resolve the matter and avoid unnecessary litigation costs and the unnecessary use of judicial resources.

21 Based on the foregoing, the Parties agree that their interests are aligned in seeking to potentially resolve this matter entirely without expending unnecessary litigation costs and efforts, and that neither Plaintiff nor Defendants will be prejudiced by a stay of the proceedings. The Parties also agree that they will each suffer an avoidable hardship – time and money spent litigating – if the matter is required to proceed at this stage considering the Parties’ agreement to explore a potential resolution. Lastly, the Parties respectfully submit that staying all proceedings will avoid expending judicial resources by simplifying or entirely disposing of the issues in this action.

1 || Accordingly, the Parties agree and stipulate that good cause exists to stay all proceedings as || requested herein.

3 The Parties will file a joint status report informing the Court of the outcome of their efforts || to resolve Plaintiffs claims within fourteen (14) days of the expiration of this stay: 5 1. Should the Parties reach a settlement of all claims, the Parties will update the Court || as to the tentative resolution and set forth a proposed briefing schedule for settlement approval: or 7 2. Should the Parties be unsuccessful at resolving all claims, the Parties shall inform || the Court which, if any, claims were not resolved and propose a scheduling order for the matter to || proceed, including for Defendant’s response to the Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint, issuance || of a putative class list, and notification to the putative collective.

11 This stipulation is submitted in good faith to allow the parties to potentially resolve the |} matter entirely and is not for the purpose of causing any undue delay. This is the second request to |] stay this case. is Dated: May 16, 2025 Dated: May 16, 2025 Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted, /s/ Leah L. Jones /s/ Andrew S. Clark | Joshua D. Buck, Esq. Montgomery Y. Paek, Esq.

Leah L. Jones, Esq. Amy L. Thompson, Esq.

19 | THIERMAN BUCK Andrew S. Clark, Esq.

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

20 Attorneys for Plaintiff JULIE GALVEZ Attorney for Defendant 21 HILTON RESORTS CORPORATION ITISSOO D.

26 Cristitia Dt Silv 7 Unitéd States District Judge 28 Dated: May 20, 2025