Esquivel v. Transportes de Carga FEMA S.A. de C.V. et al
Plaintiff: Daniel Esquivel
Defendant: Transportes de Carga FEMA S.A. de C.V. and Obed Joas Borrego Quiroz
Case Number: 5:2025cv00026
Filed: March 5, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Marina Garcia Marmolejo
Referring Judge: Diana Song Quiroga
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER. Accordingly, the Court REMANDS this action to the 406th District Court in Webb County, Texas. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to mail a certified copy of this Order to the Clerk of the Court in the 406th District Court in Webb County, Texas, as required by 28 U.S.C. 1447(c). (Signed by Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo) Parties notified. (mtl5)
May 9, 2025 Filing 12 Unopposed MOTION to Remand by Daniel Esquivel, filed. Motion Docket Date 5/30/2025. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Jones, David)
May 7, 2025 Filing 11 ADVISORY by Daniel Esquivel, filed. (Jones, David)
May 1, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER. The parties are ORDERED to submit a joint advisory addressing Plaintiffs citizenship by May 7, 2025. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Diana Song Quiroga) Parties notified. (mtl5)
April 28, 2025 Minute entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Diana Song Quiroga. Initial Scheduling Conference held on April 28, 2025. Plaintiff appeared via Zoom through counsel David Jones and Defendant Transportes appeared via Zoom through counsel Joanna Salinas. This is a motor vehicle collision case. While Ms. Salinas is listed as representing Defendant Obed Joas Borrego Quiroz on the docket, she does not represent him. The parties agree that Ms. Salinas is not representing Defendant Quiroz and should be removed as his attorney. Plaintiff is in the process of serving Defendant Quiroz in Mexico through the Hague Convention Treaty. Plaintiff contests diversity jurisdiction. Mr. Jones claims Mr. Esquivel is a Mexican citizen, not a Texas citizen as alleged by Defendant in their notice of removal. When the Court inquired why Plaintiff had not moved to remand, he told the Court he confused this case with another case. The parties stated they will confer to resolve this issue. The Court and the parties discussed the needs of this litigation and discussed how those needs impacted pretrial management. After considering those needs, the Court and the parties adopted deadlines for each pretrial event. The Court will issue a scheduling order based on those deadlines. At the end of the conference, the Court reminded counselors to familiarize themselves with the local rules of Judge Garcia Marmolejo.Appearances: David Jones f/PLAINTIFF; Attorney Joanna Salinas f/DEFENDANT. (3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.) (ERO: Sylvia Gonzalez), filed. (som5)
April 24, 2025 Filing 9 Corrected JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Obed Joas Borrego Quiroz, Transportes de Carga FEMA S.A. de C.V., filed. (Salinas, Joanna)
April 24, 2025 Filing 8 JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Daniel Esquivel, filed. (Jones, David)
April 9, 2025 Filing 7 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Daniel Esquivel, filed. (Jones, David)
April 1, 2025 Filing 6 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Transportes de Carga FEMA S.A. de C.V., filed. (Salinas, Joanna)
March 25, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER for CONFEREANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTED PARTIES Initial Conference set for 4/28/2025 at 03:00 PM by video before Magistrate Judge Diana Song Quiroga (Signed by Magistrate Judge Diana Song Quiroga) Parties notified. (tat5)
March 19, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER This case is REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Diana Song Quiroga for pretrial proceedings up to and including the Rule 16 Pretrial Scheduling Conference and the corresponding scheduling order issued pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b). (Signed by Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo) Parties notified. (ges5)
March 18, 2025 Filing 3 NOTICE of Change of Address by Gowan Law Group, P.C., counsel for Daniel Esquivel, filed. (Jones, David)
March 7, 2025 Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Diana Song Quiroga randomly selected to receive referrals. The selected Magistrate Judge is not assigned to this case until a District Judge refers the case or a motion or the parties consent to jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. Once a referral has been made, the name of the referral judge will appear at the top of the docket sheet. (egg5)
March 6, 2025 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by David L. Jones on behalf of Daniel Esquivel, filed. (Jones, David)
March 5, 2025 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 406th Judicial District Court Webb County, case number 2024CVA000394D4 (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-33021590) filed by Obed Joas Borrego Quiroz, Transportes de Carga FEMA S.A. de C.V.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Civil Cover Sheet, #4 Index of Matters Being Filed) (Salinas, Joanna)

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Plaintiff: Daniel Esquivel
Represented By: David Lesley Jones
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Defendant: Transportes de Carga FEMA S.A. de C.V.
Represented By: Joanna Lippman Salinas
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