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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF ILLINOIS

Plaintiffs,

v.

VFORCE INC., ET AL.,

Defendant.

No. 2:18-cv-02066-DAD-CKD

ORDER

VFORCE INC., a California corporation; 

Cross-Claimant, v. CORTECH, LLC, a 

Georgia limited liability company; BEAN 

TEAM NETWORK 2 LLC

Cross-claimant,

v.

CORTECH, LLC, a Georgia limited 

liability company; BEAN TEAM 

NETWORK 2 LLC,

Cross-defendants.

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On September 5, 2023, the court ordered that Attorney Mohammed Aly and Attorney 

John Shoreman show cause as to why they should not be sanctioned for improper use of the 

court’s ECF system. (ECF No. 156.) Both individuals provided timely responses to the court’s 

order. (ECF Nos. 161, 162.) 

According to both parties, Mr. Aly agreed to appear as local counsel in several of Mr. 

Shoreman and Mario Williams’ lawsuits in California; however, a dispute exists regarding the 

extent of the agreement. According to Mr. Shoreman, the agreement with Mr. Aly to serve as 

local counsel extended to the present case. (ECF No. 161 at 1, “Muhammed Aly was engaged by 

NDH, LLC to serve as local counsel for several cases pending in California, including the abovecaptioned case.”) It remains unclear whose credentials were used to file documents on behalf of 

Mr. Aly. However, Mr. Shoreman’s response states that any improper ECF usage was due to 

“inadvertent law office error.” (Id. at 2.) Mr. Shoreman maintains that “Mr. Aly consented to 

serve as local counsel and received compensation for that role.” (Id.) 

Mr. Aly states that he “agreed to serve as local counsel for an employment discrimination 

case in Los Angeles, a lawsuit involving NDH in northern California, and a civil case in Orange 

County.” (ECF No. 162 at 1.) Mr. Aly further states, “I do not represent ‘cross-defendants 

Accuire, LLC, Bean Team Network 2 LLC, Capserv, Inc., Michael A. DiManno, Richard 

Gardner, Kaiserkane Consulting, LLC, Charles Musgrove, [or] Melissa Oglesby.’ I have never 

had any agreement, written or otherwise, authorizing me to represent those individuals and 

entities, and I have never communicated with any of them. Mario Williams, John M. Shoreman, 

and their law firms Nexus Derechos Hermanos (NDH) and Humanity Dignity Rights (HDR) 

submitted my appearance in this matter without my knowledge or permission and fraudulently 

concealed this fact from me. I have never worked for either law firm.” (Id.) 

Neither party has submitted a copy of any agreement between Mr. Aly and Mr. 

Shoreman’s law firm, NDH, LLC. 

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Considering the apparent discrepancies between the responses, the court orders both 

parties to appear for a hearing on the Order to Show Cause on October 24, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

before the undersigned. The hearing will be conducted via Zoom.

The Clerk of the Court is further ordered to notify Mr. Aly by email of the hearing date 

and time.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 18, 2023

21,zuri.2066

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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