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- ↑ "United States District Court" (PDF). Mnginteractive.com.
- ↑ "Honor Few, Fear None: The Life and Times of a Mongol". barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ↑ "Bikers Lay Blame As Club Falls". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ↑ "Will Doc Cavazos Flip?". Agingrebel.com. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ↑ Ruben "Doc" Cavazos from One Percenter Bikers.
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