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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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Case No.: 1:15-cv-01621-AWI-JLT

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PETER H. MASON (BAR NO. 71839)

peter.mason@nortonrosefulbright.com

TODD M. SORRELL (BAR NO. 175143)

todd.sorrell@nortonrosefulbright.com

MICHELLE L. MELLO (BAR NO. 288081)

michelle.mello@nortonrosefulbright.com

NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP

555 South Flower Street

Forty-First Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

Telephone: (213) 892-9200

Facsimile: (213) 892-9494

Attorneys for Defendant

WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

RICARDO ECHEVERRIA (BAR NO. 166049)

recheverria@shernoff.com

DANICA CRITTENDEN(BAR NO. 273309)

dcrittenden@shernoff.com

SHERNOFF BIDART ECHEVERRIA

BENTLEY LLP

600 South Indian Hill Boulevard

Claremont, CA 91711

Telephone: (909) 621-4935

Facsimile: (909) 625-6915

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

SHAWN J. PAREGIEN and PIPER S. PAREGIEN 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHAWN J. PAREGIEN, by and through 

his Guardian Ad Litem, Sandra Dudley; 

PIPER S. PAREGIEN, by and through 

her Guardian Ad Litem, Chad Paregien,

Plaintiffs,

v.

WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 

INC., a corporation; and DOES 1 

through 100, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:15-cv-01621-AWI-JLT

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO FILE 

COUNTERCLAIM AND THIRD

PARTY COMPLAINT

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 and the Court’s Scheduling 

Order dated February 23, 2016, plaintiffs Shawn J. Paregien and Piper S. Paregien

(“Plaintiffs”) (by and through their Guardians Ad Litem, Sandra Dudley and 

Micheal Dudley, and Chad Paregien, respectively) and defendant Wilshire 

Insurance Company, Inc. (“Defendant” or “Wilshire” and, together with Plaintiffs, 

the “Parties”), stipulate as follows:

 Plaintiffs’ complaint against Wilshire—filed on October 23, 2015—

arises from a jury verdict against Wilshire’s insureds in an underlying action1 which 

Plaintiffs now seek to collect against Wilshire. (This is not intended to characterize 

entirely Plaintiffs’ complaint or the allegations therein, but is for descriptive 

purposes only.)

 The Parties have exchanged initial disclosures. The Court has issued a 

Scheduling Order (providing a pleading amendment deadline of July 15, 2016) and 

Stipulated Protective Order, pursuant to which the Parties have exchanged certain 

documents. Trial is scheduled for September 26, 2017.

 Wilshire has asserted and/or reserves a number of defenses to 

Plaintiffs’ complaint, and now seeks to file a counterclaim against Plaintiffs and a 

third party complaint against Emiliano Perez Ramos, individually and doing 

business as E&M Trucking (and also known as Emiliano Perez). (The counterclaim 

and third party complaint will be referred to as the “Counterclaim” herein.)

 The allegations in the Counterclaim stem from Wilshire’s contention 

that Plaintiffs and Wilshire’s insureds entered into a secret, collusive, and improper 

pretrial assignment (the “Assignment”), that the terms of the Assignment required 

the insureds to violate their obligations under the Wilshire insurance policy, and 

 

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In 2011, Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in Kern County Superior Court against 

Wilshire’s insureds—Emiliano Perez individually and dba E&M Trucking

(“Perez”), and Antonio Oliva (“Oliva”), Case no. 5-1500-cv-272703 SPC (the 

“Underlying Action”).

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that Plaintiffs and the insureds engaged in conduct—both in and out of court in the 

Underlying Action—that requires the rescission of the policy and a declaration 

from this Court that Wilshire owes nothing under the policy, either to Plaintiffs or 

to Wilshire’s insureds. (This is not intended to characterize entirely the 

Counterclaim or the allegations therein, but is for descriptive purposes only. A true 

and correct copy of the proposed Counterclaim is attached to this 

stipulation/proposed order as Exhibit A.)

 The Counterclaim contains four causes of action: Declaratory 

Judgment, Rescission, Breach of Contract, and Intentional Interference with 

Contractual Relations. It is Wilshire’s contention that each of these claims relates 

to the Wilshire insurance policy that is at issue in Plaintiffs’ complaint and the 

Assignment attached to Plaintiffs’ complaint; Wilshire also contends that the 

determination on the Counterclaim will necessarily impact the outcome of 

Plaintiffs’ complaint.

 Plaintiffs do not agree with the allegations in the Counterclaim and 

they reserve all rights and defenses thereto. Plaintiffs stipulate to the filing of the 

Counterclaim to avoid the necessity of a Motion for Leave to File the Counterclaim.

 The Parties agree that upon entry of the order permitting the filing of 

the Counterclaim, the Counterclaim attached hereto will be deemed filed and served 

on Plaintiffs, and Plaintiffs will have 30 days to respond thereto. Wilshire will 

serve the Counterclaim as required by law on Perez.

 The Parties reserve all rights.

 The Parties agree that the Court may enter an order based on this 

stipulation.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: July__, 2016 SHERNOFF BIDART ECHEVERRIA 

BENTLEY LLP

By _____________________________

RICARDO ECHEVERRIA

DANICA CRITTENDEN

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

SHAWN J. PAREGIEN and PIPER S. 

PAREGIEN 

Dated: July __, 2016 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP

By _____________________________

PETER H. MASON

TODD M. SORRELL

MICHELLE L. MELLO

Attorneys for Defendants

WILSHIRE INSURANCE CO.

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ORDER

Based on the stipulation of the parties, the Counterclaim and Third Party 

Complaint attached to this order is deemed filed and served on Plaintiffs, and 

Plaintiffs will have 30 days from the date of this order to respond. Pursuant to 

applicable law, Defendant Wilshire Insurance Company will cause the 

Counterclaim and Third Party Complaint to be served on any third parties named in 

that pleading.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 12, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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