Cantu, Jr. v. City of Raymondville et al
Plaintiff: Lionel Cantu, Jr.
Defendant: Melissa Sanchez, Ramon Cruz, City of Raymondville and City of Raymondville Police Department
Case Number: 1:2025cv00063
Filed: March 20, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Fernando Rodriguez
Referring Judge: Ignacio Torteya
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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June 16, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 SCHEDULING ORDER. ETT: 2 days. Jury trial. Statement Regarding Mediation due: 3/13/2026. Joinder of Parties due by 9/1/2025. Pltf Expert Report due by 12/1/2025. Deft Expert Witness List due by 1/15/2026. Discovery due by 2/27/2026. Mediation due by 3/6/2026. Dispositive Motion Filing due by 3/27/2026. Proposed instructions, motions in limine and other pretrial motions, including Daubert motions due by 3/27/2026. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ignacio Torteya, III) Parties notified. (jrl1)
June 16, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER entered. The Initial Pretrial Conference set for June 24, 2025, is CANCELED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ignacio Torteya, III) Parties notified. (jrl1)
June 10, 2025 Filing 11 Joint PROPOSED ORDER re: Scheduling, filed. (Aguilar, Joel)
June 10, 2025 Filing 10 JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by City of Raymondville, filed. (Aguilar, Joel)
May 30, 2025 Filing 9 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Ramon Cruz, filed. (Aguilar, Joel)
April 9, 2025 Filing 8 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Ramon Cruz served on 4/2/2025, answer due 6/2/2025, filed. (Cantu, Arturo)
April 3, 2025 Filing 7 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Lionel Cantu, Jr., filed. (Cantu, Arturo)
April 2, 2025 Filing 6 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by City of Raymondville, filed. (Aguilar, Joel)
March 26, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER Initial Pretrial Conference set for 6/24/2025 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 1 before Magistrate Judge Ignacio Torteya III (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ignacio Torteya, III) Parties notified. (jmt1)
March 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Ignacio Torteya, III. (Signed by Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr) Parties notified. (mp1)
March 21, 2025 Filing 3 CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (jrl1)
March 21, 2025 Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Ignacio Torteya, III randomly selected to receive referrals. The District Judge has referred this case to the selected Magistrate Judge for all pretrial matters, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b). The parties may also consent to having the case assigned to the selected Magistrate Judge. (jrl1)
March 20, 2025 Filing 2 NOTICE to the Plaintiff of Filing Notice of Removal by City of Raymondville, Texas, filed. (Aguilar, Joel)
March 20, 2025 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 197th District Court of Willacy County, Texas, case number 2025-CV-0090-A (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-33111848) filed by City of Raymondville, Texas. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit B, List of Attorneys) (Aguilar, Joel)

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Plaintiff: Lionel Cantu, Jr.
Represented By: Arturo Reymundo Cantu
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Defendant: Melissa Sanchez
Represented By: Francisco Zabarte
Represented By: Joel Arnold Aguilar
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Defendant: Ramon Cruz
Represented By: Joel Arnold Aguilar
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Defendant: City of Raymondville
Represented By: Francisco Zabarte
Represented By: Joel Arnold Aguilar
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Defendant: City of Raymondville Police Department
Represented By: Francisco Zabarte
Represented By: Joel Arnold Aguilar
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