United States v. 0.546 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS

S.D. Texas

United States v. 0.546 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS

DecidedJuly 24, 2025

Docket7:25-cv-00188

StatusUnknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT July 25, 2025 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk MCALLEN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, § § Plaintiff, § § v. § Civil Action No. 7:25-CV-00188 § 0.546 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR § LESS, et al., § § Defendants. § ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Pending before the Court is the July 8, 2025, Memorandum and Recommendation (“M&R”) issued by Magistrate Judge J. Scott Hacker. (Dkt. No. 35). Judge Hacker made findings and conclusions regarding six notices of Disclaimer of Rights (“Disclaimers”) filed by the United States. (Dkt. Nos. 21, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33). The Disclaimers were executed by the following Defendants (collectively, the “Disclaiming Defendants”): 1) Ameida Salinas, Starr County Tax Assessor-Collector, (Dkt. No. 21); 2) Lee Abel Martinez, (Dkt. No. 22); 3) Veronica Trejo, (Dkt. No. 23); 4) Nelda Martinez, (Dkt. No. 24); 5) Anita Munoz Reyna, (Dkt. No. 32); and 6) Raul Rolando Reyna, Jr., (Dkt. No. 33). Judge Hacker recommended that this Court accept the Disclaimers and dismiss the Disclaiming Defendants from the case. (Dkt. No. 35 at 2). The Parties received proper notice and the opportunity to object to the M&R. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). No objections were filed. As a result, review is for plain error only. Guillory v. PPG Indus., Inc., 434 F.3d 303, 308 (5th Cir. 2005). No plain error appears. Accordingly, the Court accepts the M&R and adopts it as the Court’s opinion. It is therefore ordered that: (1) Judge Hacker’s M&R, (Dkt. No. 35), is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED in its entirety as the Court's holding; (2) The six Disclaimer of Rights, (Dkt. Nos. 21, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33), are ACCEPTED; and (3) The following Defendants are DISMISSED: a. Ameida Salinas, Starr County Tax Assessor-Collector; b. Lee Abel Martinez; c. Veronica Trejo; d. Nelda Martinez; e. Anita Munoz Reyna; and f. Raul Rolando Reyna, Jr. It is SO ORDERED. Signed on July 24, 2025. Dew & dpm DREW B. TIPTON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT July 25, 2025 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk MCALLEN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, § § Plaintiff, § § v. § Civil Action No. 7:25-CV-00188 § 0.546 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR § LESS, et al., § § Defendants. § ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Pending before the Court is the July 8, 2025, Memorandum and Recommendation (“M&R”) issued by Magistrate Judge J. Scott Hacker. (Dkt. No. 35). Judge Hacker made findings and conclusions regarding six notices of Disclaimer of Rights (“Disclaimers”) filed by the United States. (Dkt. Nos. 21, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33). The Disclaimers were executed by the following Defendants (collectively, the “Disclaiming Defendants”): 1) Ameida Salinas, Starr County Tax Assessor-Collector, (Dkt. No. 21); 2) Lee Abel Martinez, (Dkt. No. 22); 3) Veronica Trejo, (Dkt. No. 23); 4) Nelda Martinez, (Dkt. No. 24); 5) Anita Munoz Reyna, (Dkt. No. 32); and 6) Raul Rolando Reyna, Jr., (Dkt. No. 33). Judge Hacker recommended that this Court accept the Disclaimers and dismiss the Disclaiming Defendants from the case. (Dkt. No. 35 at 2). The Parties received proper notice and the opportunity to object to the M&R. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). No objections were filed. As a result, review is for plain error only. Guillory v. PPG Indus., Inc., 434 F.3d 303, 308 (5th Cir. 2005). No plain error appears. Accordingly, the Court accepts the M&R and adopts it as the Court’s opinion. It is therefore ordered that: (1) Judge Hacker’s M&R, (Dkt. No. 35), is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED in its entirety as the Court's holding; (2) The six Disclaimer of Rights, (Dkt. Nos. 21, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33), are ACCEPTED; and (3) The following Defendants are DISMISSED: a. Ameida Salinas, Starr County Tax Assessor-Collector; b. Lee Abel Martinez; c. Veronica Trejo; d. Nelda Martinez; e. Anita Munoz Reyna; and f. Raul Rolando Reyna, Jr. It is SO ORDERED. Signed on July 24, 2025. Dew & dpm DREW B. TIPTON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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