Newby et al v. Treyled Life Settlements LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
KENNETH NEWBY, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:25-CV-00866
TREYLED LIFE SETTLEMENTS LLC,
Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On March 28, 2025, all pretrial matters in this case were referred to United States
Magistrate Judge Christina A. Bryan under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). (Dkt. 53). Judge Bryan
filed a Memorandum and Recommendation on November 19, 2025, recommending that
Petitioners’ Amended Motion to Vacate Arbitration Award be denied and Respondent’s
Amended Petition to Confirm be granted. (Dkt. 77).
On December 3, 2025, Plaintiffs filed their objections. (Dkt. 78). In accordance with
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this Court is required to “make a de novo determination of those
portions 	of 	the 	[magistrate 	judge’s] 	report 	or 	specified 	proposed 	findings 	or
recommendations to which objection [has been] made.” After conducting this de novo
review, the Court may “accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or
recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” Id.; see also F ED. R. C IV. P. 72(b)(3).
The 	Court 	has 	carefully 	considered 	the 	objections, 	the 	Memorandum 	and
Recommendation, the pleadings, and the record. Plaintiff’s objections (Dkt. 78) are
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
January 15, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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OVERRULED. 	The 	Court 	ACCEPTS 	Judge 	Bryan’s 	Memorandum 	and
Recommendation (Dkt. 77) and ADOPTS it as the opinion of the Court. It is therefore
ORDERED that:
(1) 	Judge 	Bryan’s 	Memorandum 	and 	Recommendation 	(Dkt. 	77) 	is
APPROVED AND ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;
(2) 	Petitioners’ Amended Motion to Vacate Arbitration Award (Dkt. 61-1) is
DENIED; and
(3) 	Respondent’s Amended Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award (Dkt. 70) is
GRANTED.
It is so ORDERED.
Signed at Houston, Texas on January 15, 2026.
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