UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

SAN ANTONIO DIVISION

JONATHAN VILLAREAL

vs.

JOHN SAENZ, MIGUEL VILLARREAL,

JR., GUNN, LEE & CAVE, P.C.

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ORDER AND ADVISORY

Before the Court is the above-styled and numbered cause. The Court has received Defendant(s) Answer

and therefore enters the following Order and Advisory:

It is ORDERED that the Plaintiff(s) confer with the Defendant(s) as required by Fed.R.Civ.P 26(f) and

Local Court Rule CV-16(c) to submit a proposed scheduling order for the Court's consideration within forty-five

(45) days of the filing of this Order. Failure to do so may result in the Court's entering its own scheduling order.

At the request of the Bar, the San Antonio District Judges have implemented a procedure whereby a

United States Magistrate Judge is assigned to each civil case at the time it is filed. The assignments are made

randomly and are evenly divided among the three San Antonio Magistrate Judges. If a pretrial matter is referred

by the District Judge, it will be handled by the United States Magistrate Judge to whom the case is assigned.

Similarly, if the parties consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction, the case will be placed on the docket of the

assigned Magistrate Judge for all future proceedings, including entry of final judgment. 28 U.S.C. Section

636(c). The Magistrate Judge assigned to this case is Richard B. Farrer.

So that this Court may more efficiently manage its docket, the parties are hereby ORDERED to notify

the Court whether or not they consent, under 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c), to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction.

Therefore, within thirty (30) days of the date of the filing of this Order, each party shall sign the attached form

to be filed with the Clerk's Office. 

 SIGNED AND ENTERED this 10th day of July, 2020.

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ORLANDO L. GARCIA

CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

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AO 85 (Rev. 01/09) Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

SAN ANTONIO DIVISION

JONATHAN VILLAREAL

vs.

JOHN SAENZ, MIGUEL VILLARREAL,

JR., GUNN, LEE & CAVE, P.C.

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NOTICE, CONSENT/NON CONSENT, AND REFERENCE OF A CIVIL ACTION

TO A MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 Notice of a magistrate judge’s availability. A United States magistrate judge of this court is available to

conduct all proceedings in this civil action (including a jury or nonjury trial) and to order the entry of a final judgment.

The judgment may then be appealed directly to the United States court of appeals like any other judgment of this court.

A magistrate judge may exercise this authority only if all parties voluntarily consent.

 Consent to a magistrate judge’s authority. The following parties consent to have a United States

magistrate judge conduct all proceedings in this case including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial

proceedings.

 Non Consent to a magistrate judge’s authority. The following parties do not consent to have a United

States magistrate judge conduct all proceedings in this case including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all

post-trial proceedings.

Parties’ printed names Signatures of parties or attorneys Dates

Reference Order

 IT IS ORDERED: This case is referred to a United States magistrate judge to conduct all proceedings

and order the entry of a final judgment in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73.

Date:

District Judge’s signature

Printed name and title

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