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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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SMITH, McDOWELL & POWELL, 

A LAW CORPORATION 

Brad A. McDowell, SBN 207142 

Sean R. Sterling, SBN 340344 

100 Howe Avenue, Suite 208 South 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Telephone: (916) 569-8100 

Attorneys for Defendant, Cross-Claimant, 

and Third-Party Plaintiff VFORCE INC. 

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, a New York 

Corporation; 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

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. 

AND RELATED ACTIONS. 

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

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

EXTENDING THE CLOSE OF 

DISCOVERY 

STIPULATION

 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT all parties to this case (the “Stipulating Parties”) stipulate 

as provided below with reference to the following facts. 

 WHEREAS on March 2, 2021, Plaintiff Zurich American Insurance Company of Illinois 

(“Zurich”) filed its Motion for Summary Judgment or Alternatively Partial Summary Judgment, 

by which it seeks judgment against VForce. 

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 WHEREAS Zurich’s Motion for Summary Judgment or Alternatively Partial Summary 

Judgment has been fully briefed and the Court has taken the matter under submission as of May 

17, 2021. 

 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s Order issued on December 9, 2021, the discovery 

cutoff is currently scheduled to occur on August 29, 2022. 

 WHEREAS on February 1, 2022, the Court granted VForce leave to amend its Third-Party 

Complaint. VForce filed its Second Amended Crossclaim and Third-Party Complaint, adding new 

third-party defendants, Amazing Insurance, Inc. and Alex Campos. 

 WHEREAS, the Stipulating Parties require additional time to complete discovery, given: 

(1) the Stipulating Parties have begun substantive settlement discussions and require additional 

time to continue settlement discussions prior to engaging in the time and expense of further 

discovery, which potentially requires the deposing of numerous individuals and entities spread 

across the country; and (2) it will allow Amazing Insurance and Alex Campos necessary time to 

conduct discovery once they have filed a response to VForce’s Second Amended Crossclaim and 

Third-Party Complaint and appeared in the instant action. 

 NOW, THEREFORE, the Stipulating Parties hereby stipulate to an extension of the 

discovery cutoff until November 22, 2022. 

 NOW, THEREFORE, the Stipulating Parties hereby stipulate that this document may be 

executed in multiple counterparts. 

Dated: July 27, 2022 HORTON VILLAGE LAW GROUP APC 

By: /s/ Lincoln V. Horton 

LINCOLN V. HORTON 

Attorney for Plaintiff ZURICH 

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY 

OF ILLINOIS 

Dated: July 27, 2022 SMITH, McDOWELL & POWELL, 

A LAW CORPORATION 

By: /s/ Brad A. McDowell 

BRAD McDOWELL 

SEAN R. STERLING 

Attorneys for Defendant, Cross-Claimant, 

and Third-Party Plaintiff VFORCE INC. 

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Dated: July 27, 2022 BARNWELL LAW GROUP, P.C. 

By: /s/ Patrick C. Barnwell 

PATRICK C. BARNWELL 

Attorney for Defendant, Cross-Defendant, 

and Third-Party Defendant CORTECH, LLC 

Dated: July 27, 2022 McFADDEN & SHOREMAN 

By: /s/ John M. Shoreman 

JOHN M. SHOREMAN 

Attorney for Cross-Defendants and ThirdParty Defendants ACCUIRE, LLC, BEAN 

TEAM NETWORK 2, LLC, CAPSERV, 

INC., MICHAEL DiMANNO, RICHARD 

GARDNER. KAISERKANE 

CONSULTING, LLC, CHARLES 

MUSGROVE, and MELISSA OBLESBY 

Dated: July 27, 2022 MORLEY MASON, PLC 

By: /s/ Benjamin K. Mason 

BENJAMIN K. MASON 

Attorneys for AMAZING INSURANCE, 

INC. and ALEX CAMPOS 

 

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ORDER 

Upon consideration of the Stipulation of all parties to this matter, it is hereby ORDERED 

that the Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order will be modified to reflect that the discovery cutoff will 

be continued to November 22, 2022. All other deadlines contained within the Initial Pretrial 

Scheduling Order that are governed by the discovery cutoff shall be based upon the new discovery 

cutoff. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: July 27, 2022 

Troy L. Nunley

United States District Judge

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