Moreno v. Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC, No. 4:2019cv04006 - Document 29 (S.D. Tex. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART DENYING IN PART 23 MOTION for Summary Judgment ; Terminating as moot 24 MOTION for Oral Hearing Hearing. (Signed by Judge Gray H Miller) Parties notified.(rkonieczny, 4)
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