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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

SAN ANTONIO DIVISION

MELODY JOY CANTU and

DR. RODRIGO CANTU, 

Plaintiffs

V.

DR. SANDRA GUERRA and

DIGITAL FORENSICS CORPORATION, 

LLC

Defendants

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CASE NO 5:20-CV-00746-JKP (HJB)

JURY DEMANDED

JOINT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION STATUS REPORT

Pursuant to the Court’s Scheduling Order, the parties have discussed Alternative Dispute 

Resolution and file this their ADR Report in compliance with Local Rule CV-88(b).

1. STATUS OF SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS – Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants and 

Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff, Dr. Sandra Guerra, submitted written settlement offers to the other

on March 15, 2021. Each opposing party shall respond to such applicable written settlement offer 

on or before April 15, 2021. The is no current deadline for mediation.

2. PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS –

Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants, MELODY JOY CANTU and DR. RODRIGO CANTU, 

and their counsel Tor Ekland and Rain Minns, are responsible for settlement negotiations on behalf 

of Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants.

Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff, DR. SANDRA GUERRA (“Dr. Guerra”), and her counsel,

Ricardo G. Cedillo and Brandy C. Peery, are responsible for settlement negotiations on behalf of 

Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff, Dr. Guerra.

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Defendant, DIGITAL FORENSICS CORPORATION, LLC (“DFC”), and its counsel,

Lewis K. Harley, are responsible for settlement negotiations on behalf of said Defendant, DFC. 

However, Mr. Harley has advised the parties and their respective that he intends to withdraw as 

counsel for DFC due to health issues.

3. APPROPRIATENESS OF ADR –

Counsel for Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants has advised counsel for Defendants, Dr. Guerra 

and DFC, that Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, Melody Joy Cantu, has suffered a medical emergency. 

As a result, Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants have requested an additional continuance of the current 

scheduling deadlines. The parties agree and stipulate to a sixty (60) day continuance of the current 

scheduling deadlines. All parties believe mediation is appropriate any time after the expiration of 

sixty (60) days from the date hereof in order to allow for (i) further recovery time for 

Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, Melody Joy Cantu, and (ii) the withdrawal of Mr. Harley and the 

substitution of new counsel for, DFC.

4. All parties have agreed to mediate this case with Donald R. Philbin, Jr., J.D., M.B.A., 

LL.M. 

5. The undersigned counsel hereby certify that they have informed their clients of the ADR 

proceedings available in the Western District of Texas.

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Date: March 15, 2021. Respectfully submitted,

TOR EKELAND LAW, PLLC 

30 Wall Street, 8th Floor 

New York, NY 

Telephone: (718) 737 - 7264 

Facsimile: (718) 504 - 5417 

By: /s/Tor Ekeland __________ 

TOR EKELAND 

NY Bar No. 4493631

Pro Hac Vice 

tor@torekeland.com

and 

MINNS LAW FIRM, P.C. 

D/B/A RAIN MINNS LAW FIRM 

4412 Spicewood Springs Rd., Suite 500 

Austin, Texas 78759-8583 

Telephone: (512) 372-3222 

Facsimile: (512) 861-2403 

By: /s/Rain Levy Minns __________

RAIN LEVY MINNS

Texas State Bar No. 24034581 

rain@rainminnslaw.com

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/COUNTERDEFENDANTS, MELODY JOY CANTU AND 

DR. RODRIGO CANTU

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DAVIS, CEDILLO & MENDOZA, INC.

McCombs Plaza

755 E. Mulberry Avenue, Suite 500

San Antonio, Texas 78212

Telephone: (210) 822-6666

Facsimile: (210) 660-3795

 

By: /s/Ricardo G. Cedillo ________ 

RICARDO G. CEDILLO

Texas State Bar No. 04043600

rcedillo@lawdcm.com

BRANDY C. PEERY

Texas State Bar No. 24057666

bpeery@lawdcm.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT/COUNTERPLAINTIFF, DR. SANDRA GUERRA

THE HARLEY LAW GROUP 

4801 Woodway Drive 

Suite 300E 

Houston, Texas 77056 

Telephone: (713) 968-6540

By: /s/Lewis K. Harley __________ 

LEWIS K. HARLEY

Texas Bar No. 09015500 

lewis.harley@harleylawgroup.com

ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT, DIGITAL 

FORENSICS CORPORATION LLC

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