Ramirez et al v. Maldonado et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
LAREDO DIVISION
LAURA CERNA RAMIREZ and
KIMBERLEY RAMIREZ
INDIVIDUALLY AND A/N/F OF A.C.
AND R.C.,
Plaintiffs,
V.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:25-CV-00027
SILVERIO LOPEZ MALDONADO and
TRANSPORTES DE CARGA FEMA
S.A. DE C.V.,
Defendants.
ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Memorandum in Support of Approval of Minor
Settlement and for Disbursement of Funds. (Dkt. No. 32). After the United States
Magistrate Judge held a hearing, he issued a Report and Recommendation. (Min. Entry
Apr. 7, 2026; Dkt. No. 31). The Report recommends two dispositions:
1. 	The Court should approve the proposed settlement as it pertains to minor
Plaintiff A.C.; and
2. 	The Court should approve the proposed settlement as it pertains to minor
Plaintiff R.C.
(Dkt. No. 31 at 1). Additionally, the parties waived their right to object to the Report and
Recommendation. (Min. Entry Apr. 7, 2026; Dkt. No. 31 at 5).
Having reviewed the memorandum, the proposed settlement agreement, and the
Report, the Court FINDS that the Magistrate Judge’s findings of fact and conclusions of
law are correct and ADOPTS the Report’s recommendations, (Dkt. No. 31). The Court
GRANTS Plaintiff’s Memorandum in Support of Approval of Minor Settlement and for
Disbursement of Funds, (Dkt. No. 32) and APPROVES the proposed settlement
agreement 	as 	it 	pertains 	to 	Minor 	Plaintiffs 	A.C. 	and 	R.C. 	The 	Court 	further
DISCHARGES Roderick Lopez from his duties as guardian ad litem in this case. Finally,
the Court ORDERS that Defendants pay Mr. Lopez the amount of $2,500.00, to be
assessed as taxable costs of court against Defendants.
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
May 14, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED on May 14, 2026.
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John A. Kazen
United States District Judge
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