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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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STIPULATED SETTLEMENT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

OGLOZA FORTNEY LLP 

 Darius Ogloza (SBN 176983) 

dogloza@oglozafortney.com

 David C. Fortney (SBN 226767) 

dfortney@oglozafortney.com 

535 Pacific Avenue, Suite 201 

San Francisco, California 94133 

Telephone: (415) 912-1850 

Facsimile: (415) 887-5349 

Attorneys for Defendants and Cross-Defendants 

Shasta Technologies, LLC, 

Calvin A. Knickerbocker, Jr., 

and Calvin A. Knickerbocker III 

BAER & TROFF, LLP 

 Eric L. Troff (SBN 110031) 

eric@btllp.com 

35 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 670 

Pasadena, California 91101 

Telephone: (310) 802-4202 

Facsimile: (626) 568-2800 

Attorneys for Defendants and Cross-Complainants 

InstaCare Corp. and PharmaTech Solutions, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY,

 Plaintiff in Interpleader, 

 v. 

SHASTA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC; CALVIN 

A. KNICKERBOCKER, III; CALVIN A. 

KNICKERBOCKER, JR.; INSTACARE 

CORP.; and PHARMATECH SOLUTIONS, 

INC., 

 Defendants in Interpleader. 

AND RELATED COUNTER-CLAIM. 

CASE NO. 5:13-cv-03810 BLF

 STIPULATED SETTLEMENT AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Defendants and Cross-Defendants Shasta Technologies, LLC (“Shasta”), Calvin A. 

Knickerbocker, Jr., and Calvin A. Knickerbocker, III, together with Defendants Decision 

Diagnostics Corp., formerly known as InstaCare Corp., and PharmaTech Solutions, Inc. 

(Decision Diagnostics Corp. and PharmaTech Solutions, Inc. together, “PharmaTech,” and all of 

the above collectively, the “Parties”) state as follows: 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff in Interpleader Gotham Insurance Company (“Gotham”) filed an 

original complaint in interpleader on August 16, 2013, against Shasta and PharmaTech, 

concerning the rights of Shasta and PharmaTech to proceeds of $578,733.58 under an intellectual 

property defense reimbursement insurance policy issued by Gotham to Shasta; 

WHEREAS, Gotham filed a First Amended Complaint on August 5, 2014, against Shasta 

and PharmaTech and alleging additional claims against Calvin A. Knickerbocker, Jr. and Calvin 

A. Knickerbocker, III; 

WHEREAS, PharmaTech filed a cross-claim on August 5, 2014 against Shasta, Calvin A. 

Knickerbocker, Jr. and Calvin A. Knickerbocker, III; 

WHEREAS, all claims between Gotham, Shasta and the Knickerbockers were dismissed, 

except for Gotham’s interpleader and declaratory relief claims as against both Shasta and 

PharmaTech, and Gotham was dismissed from the action, pursuant to this Court’s Order dated 

February 4, 2015; 

WHEREAS, the disputed proceeds of $578,733.58 have been deposited with this Court; 

WHEREAS, the Parties attended a settlement conference in this matter held on August 

23, 2016, in front of Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero; and 

WHEREAS, the Parties have reached agreement on the terms of a settlement, the terms 

of which are set forth in this Stipulated Settlement, that they consider to be a just, fair, adequate 

and equitable resolution of the issues in this case; 

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS: 

1. That the Court enter an order disbursing the funds deposited by Gotham with the 

Court in this interpleader action as follows: the amount of $201,500.00 shall be paid to the client 

trust account of Baer & Troff LLP, to be held in trust for PharmaTech; and the balance of the 

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interpleaded proceeds (approximately $377,233.58) shall be paid to the client trust account of 

Ogloza Fortney LLP, to be held in trust for Shasta. 

2. This case shall be dismissed in its entirety with prejudice, with each side to bear its 

own costs. 

3. Neither Shasta nor Calvin Knickerbocker, Jr. shall have any contact, directly or 

indirectly, with any persons known by them to be shareholders of PharmaTech Solutions, Inc. or 

Decision Diagnostics Corp., other than Keith Berman. 

4. Shasta and Calvin Knickerbocker, Jr. agree that they shall not contact the United 

States Food and Drug Administration with regard to the GenStrip or related diagnostic blood 

glucose test strip products during the pendency of that certain action captioned PharmaTech 

Solutions, Inc. v. Shasta Technologies, LLC, Case No. 56-2015-00466606-CU-BC-VTA, 

Superior Court for the County of Ventura. 

Dated: August 26, 2016 OGLOZA FORTNEY LLP 

 

By: /s/ David Fortney 

David Fortney 

Attorneys for Defendants and CrossDefendants Shasta Technologies, Inc., 

Calvin A. Knickerbocker, Jr. and Calvin 

A. Knickerbocker, III 

Dated: August 26, 2015 BAER & TROFF, LLP 

 

By: /s/ Eric Troff 

Eric Troff 

Attorneys for Defendants and CrossComplainants InstaCare Corp. and 

PharmaTech Solutions, Inc. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS ORDERED that the settlement terms set forth 

in the Parties’ Stipulated Settlement above are hereby incorporated into this Order; 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the amount of $201,500.00 shall be paid by the Clerk 

of this Court to the client trust account of Baer & Troff LLP, to be held in trust for PharmaTech; 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the balance of the interpleaded proceeds 

(approximately $377,233.58) shall be paid to the client trust account of Ogloza Fortney LLP, to 

be held in trust for Shasta; 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Court shall have continuing jurisdiction to 

enforce this Order and the terms of the Parties’ settlement herein; 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE, 

with each side to bear its own costs. 

DATED: _____________________, 2016 ______________________________________ 

JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 

COURT 

2FWREHU

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