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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 12:635 Breach of Insurance Contract

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ORDER GRANTING JOINT EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER SHORTENING TIME TO HEAR 

MOTION, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, ORDER MODIFYING THE INITIAL PRETRIAL SCHEUDILING ORDER

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, a New York

corporation; 

Plaintiff, 

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VFORCE INC., doing business as “VFORCE 

STAFFING SOLUTIONS”, a California 

corporation; CORTECH, LLC, a Georgia limited 

liability company; and DOES one through 100, 

inclusive; 

Defendants.

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Case No.: 2:18-CV-02066-TLN-CKD

ORDER MODIFYING THE INITIAL 

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

AND RELATED ACTIONS.

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This matter came before the Court on the Joint Ex Parte Application by Defendant, CrossComplainant and Third-Party Plaintiff VFORCE, INC.’S (“VForce”) and Plaintiff ZURICH 

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS’ (“Zurich”) for an Order Shortening 

Time for Hearing on Motion to Amend Third Party Complaint and for Modification of the Initial 

Pretrial Scheduling Order. (ECF No. 88.) 

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ORDER GRANTING JOINT EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER SHORTENING TIME TO HEAR 

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Upon consideration of VForce’s and Zurich’s joint ex parte application, the Declarations

of Brad McDowell and Lincoln V. Horton, and the supporting Memorandum of Points and 

Authorities, it is hereby ORDERED that the Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order will be modified to 

reflect that the discovery cut-off will be continued for one hundred eighty (180) days after the 

issuance of such order. The new discovery cut-off deadline will be September 1, 2021. All other 

deadlines contained within the Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order that are governed by the discovery 

cut-off deadline shall be based upon the new discovery cut-off deadline. Further, the Initial 

Pretrial Scheduling Order will be modified to reflect that Zurich is granted leave to file a motion 

for summary judgment as to its complaint against VForce within 21 days of the issuance of this 

order.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: February 9, 2021

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Troy L. Nunley

United States District Judge

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