Carlos LaCamara Carlos LaCamara is a Cuban actor who played Retaya in the episode . LaCamara may be best known for his role as Paco Ortiz on the television comedy " Nurses " and for his role as Ray Garcia on " The Brothers Garcia " . He also had a recurring role as Ramone Ramirez on " Silk Stalkings " , during which he worked with fellow " Star Trek " alumni Charlie Brill , Kenneth Marshall , and Tracy Scoggins . He currently appears as Medical Examiner Schmidt on " Close to Home " , working alongside Erich Anderson , Bruce Davison , Jennifer Hetrick , Thomas Kopache , and series regular John Carroll Lynch . LaCamara has appeared on several other TV series on which fellow " Trek " performers were regulars . In 1983 , he and David Graf guest - starred on " The A - Team " , starring Dwight Schultz , William Lucking , and Lance LeGault . The following year , he was seen on " T . J . Hooker " with series stars William Shatner , James Darren , and Richard Herd and fellow guest - star Tony Plana . LaCamara also appeared in two episodes of " Hill Street Blues " , one in 1983 and another in 1984 . Among the regulars on this series were James B . Sikking , Barbara Babcock , and Barbara Bosson ; Stanley Kamel was also a guest star on the 1983 episode . LaCamara has also been seen in multiple episodes of the John Larroquette series " Night Court " , including two episodes with Brent Spiner . He went on to appear on " St . Elsewhere " ( starring Ed Begley , Jr . , Ronny Cox , Norman Lloyd , France Nuyen , Jennifer Savidge , Alfre Woodard , and Jane Wyatt ) , the first regular episode of " China Beach " ( starring Robert Picardo , Megan Gallagher , Jeff Kober , and Concetta Tomei ) , " Alien Nation " ( starring Gary Graham , Eric Pierpoint , and Michele Scarabelli ) , " Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman " ( starring Teri Hatcher and K Callan ) , " Brimstone " ( with John Glover , Albert Hall , Lori Petty , and Scott Lawrence ) , and " Nikki " ( starring Nikki Cox ) . Other TV shows he has appeared on include " Family Ties " , " ALF " , " A Different World " , " Hunter " ( guest - starring along with Michael Bofshever ) , " Growing Pains " , " Tales from the Crypt " ( with Teri Garr and Bruce McGill ) , " Empty Nest " , " Melrose Place " ( with Vaughn Armstrong ) , " Murphy Brown " , " Friends " , " Dharma & Greg " ( with Rosemary Forsyth ) , " Curb Your Enthusiasm " ( with Paul Dooley ) , " CSI : Miami " , and " ER " . LaCamara has also been seen in small roles in the films " Zapped ! " ( 1982 , with Merritt Butrick ) , " Summer School " ( 1987 , starring Kirstie Alley ) , " License to Drive " ( 1988 , with Michael Ensign ) , " Ricochet " ( 1991 , with John Cothran , Jr . and Sherman Howard ) , the 1996 science fiction blockbuster " Independence Day " ( with Erick Avari , Tim Kelleher , Frank Novak , Randy Nolen , Randy Oglesby , Leland Orser , Robert Pine , Raphael Sbarge , Bill Smitrovich , and s Brent Spiner ) , " The Apocalypse " ( 1997 , with Lee Arenberg and Matt McCoy ) , " 10 Things I Hate About You " ( 1999 , with Gabrielle Union ) , " The Mexican " ( 2001 , with Jeremy Roberts and Daniel Zacapa ) , and " The World ' s Fastest Indian " ( 2005 , with William Lucking and Eric Pierpoint ) . He was also seen in the 1986 TV movie " Casebusters " with star Tim Russ .