UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

Case No. 20-22872-Civ-COOKE/GOODMAN 

CHRISTOPHER HANSEN, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

LAS VINAS INVESTMENTS, LLC., and 

LAS VINAS BBQ, INC. 

Defendants.

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ORDER OF REFERRAL AND 

ORDER REGARDING COURT PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES 

THIS MATTER came before the Court upon the filing of the Complaint, which the 

Court has reviewed. To efficiently, expeditiously, and economically resolve this dispute, it is 

ORDERED as follows: 

I. COURT-MANDATED REQUIREMENTS IN ADA-BASED CASES

Plaintiff filed an action under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 

et seq. (“ADA”), by which Plaintiff claims injury from discrimination based on a disability. 

To assist the Court in managing the case, the Plaintiff is ORDERED to file, within 21 days of 

the date of this Order, a statement of claim, no more than three double-spaced pages in length, 

summarizing the discrimination complained of and specific relief requested to cure the 

alleged discrimination. Also within that allotted time, the Plaintiff must serve a copy of this 

Order, the statement of claim, and copies of all documents supporting the claim (e.g.

records, sworn affidavits, etc.) on the Defendant’s counsel. The Plaintiff must, on that same 

date, additionally file a notice of full compliance with this Order. 

The Defendant, within 14 days of service of the Plaintiff's statement of claim, is 

ORDERED to file with this Court a response to the Plaintiff’s statement, also limited to 

three double-spaced pages in length, and provide the Plaintiff with copies of all documents 

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supporting its defenses. Concurrently, the Defendant must file a notice of full compliance 

with this Order.

The Parties are hereby advised that this case will be on the Court’s ADA expeditedtrack calendar pursuant to which trial will be set nine months after the Plaintiff files the 

required statement of claim. Furthermore, barring the most extreme of compelling 

circumstances, the Court will not grant any motions for a continuance and/or extensions of time. 

Failure to comply with this Order may result in default, dismissal, and/or sanctions. 

II. EXPEDITED SERVICE

 It is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED that, to expedite the processing of the 

action, Plaintiff must serve the Defendant with a copy of the summons and complaint within 

60 days of the date of this Order. If Plaintiff is unable to do so, Plaintiff must provide an 

explanation to the Court as to the reason why Defendant has not been served within the 

allotted 60 days and will provide a detailed description of the attempts he has made to serve 

Defendant. It is further ORDERED and ADJUDGED that failure to comply with this Order 

may lead to immediate dismissal of this cause. 

III. REFERRAL OF CASE TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

This case is REFERRED to the Honorable Jonathan Goodman, United States 

Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida, for appropriate resolution of all nondispositive pretrial matters, as well as motions for attorney’s fees and costs and motions for 

sanctions, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)(A) and (B). Motions in Limine and any 

motion affecting deadlines set by the Court's Scheduling Order are excluded from this referral, 

unless specifically referred by separate order. 

The Parties are notified that all subsequent pleadings bearing on matters referred to 

the Magistrate Judge will be so designated by setting forth beneath the case number the 

identity of the Magistrate Judge to which the matter has been referred and the date of the 

Order of Reference. Parties must also abide by Magistrate Judge Goodman’s Discovery 

Procedures Order appended to this Order. 

IV. NOTICE OF JOINT MOTIONS 

The parties are hereby notified that multiple Plaintiffs or Defendants must file joint 

dispositive motions with co-parties unless there are clear conflicts of positions or grounds for 

relief. 

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DONE and ORDERED in chambers, Miami, Florida, this 14th day of July 2020.

Copies furnished to: 

Jonathan Goodman, U.S. Magistrate Judge

Counsel of record 

 

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