United States of America v. Contreras et al

Filing 118

ORDER adopting 115 Report and Recommendation. Ordered that a warrant be issued as to Efigenio A Contreras for his contempt of this court's Orders. The US Marshal is directed to inform the court upon Contreras's arrest, and to keep him i n custody until he purges himself of his contempt by responding to the United States' First Set of Post-Judgment Interrogatories and also the Request for Production of Documents. Ordered that Contreras must pay the Department of Justice Tax Division $528.20 in reasonable travel expenses. Signed by District Judge Marcia A. Crone on 5/19/21. cc: USM(tkd, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
versus
EFIGENIO A. CONTRERAS,
Defendant.

EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:12-CV-00476

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This case is referred to the Honorable Zack Hawthorn, United States Magistrate Judge.
The court has received and reviewed the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge
(Doc. No. 115), which recommends: (1) holding pro se Defendant Efigenio A. Contreras in civil
contempt for his failure to comply with court orders; (2) issuing a warrant for his arrest; (3) keeping
him in custody until he responds to the United States’ post-judgment discovery; and (4) assessing
him $528.20 in reasonable expenses. The U.S. Marshals personally served Contreras with a copy
of the Report & Recommendation. Doc. No. 117. Neither party has filed objections to the Report
and Recommendation, and the time for doing so has passed.
It is, therefore, ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation
(Doc. No. 115) is ADOPTED.
It is further ORDERED that a Warrant be issued as to Efigenio A. Contreras for his
contempt of this court’s Orders to respond to the United States’ First Set of Post-Judgment
Interrogatories and produce the documents requested by the United States’ Request for Production

of Documents. The United States Marshals Service is ORDERED to inform the court upon
Efigenio A. Contreras’s arrest and to keep him in custody until he purges himself of his contempt
by responding to the United States’ First Set of Post-Judgment Interrogatories, and producing the
documents requested by the United States’ Request for Production of Documents.
It is further ORDERED that Efigenio A. Contreras must pay the Department of Justice
Tax Division $528.20 in reasonable travel expenses.
SIGNED at Beaumont, Texas, this 19th day of May, 2021.

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MARCIA A. CRONE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE