Opinion
2:18-cv-02066-TLN-CKD
10-25-2023
Zurich American Insurance Company of Illinois, a New York corporation, Plaintiffs v. VForce Staffing, Inc., doing business as "VForce Staffing Solutions," a California corporation; Cortech, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company; and DOES 1-100, inclusive, Defendants
APPLICATION FOR PRO HAC VICE AND ORDER
Pursuant to Local Rule 180(b)(2) of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, John M. Shoreman hereby applies for permission to appear and participate as counsel in the above entitled action on behalf of the following party or parties:
Accuire, LLC, Bean Team Network 2, LLC, Capserv, Inc., Kaiserkane Consulting, LLC, Michael DiManno, Richard Gardner, Charles Musgrove and Melissa Oglesby
On 02/09/1987(date), I was admitted to practice and presently in good standing in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals(court). A certificate of good standing from that court is submitted in conjunction with this application. I have not been disbarred or formally censured by a court of record or by a state bar association; and there are not disciplinary proceedings against me.
[X] I have / [] I have not concurrently or within the year preceding this application made a pro hac vice application to this court. (If you have made a pro hac vice application to this court within the last year, list the name and case number of each matter in which an application was made, the date of application and whether granted or denied.)
Pro hac vice application filed concurrently in consolidated case: Amazing, Inc. v. Accuire, 2:19-cv-01349
Pro Hac Vice Attorney
Applicant's Name: John M. Shoreman
Law Firm Name: McFadden & Shoreman
Address: 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 500
City: Washington State: DC Zip: 20036
Phone Number w/Area Code: (571) 296-8450
City and State of Residence: Arlington, VA
Primary E-mail Address: jms@mcfaddenshoreman.com
Secondary E-mail Address: jmshoreman@verizon.net
I hereby designate the following member of the Bar of this Court who is registered for ECF with whom the Court and opposing counsel may readily communicate regarding the conduct of the case and upon whom electronic notice shall also be served via the Court's ECF system:
Local Counsel's Name: Lisa D. Nicolls
Law Firm Name: MURPHY AUSTIN ADAMS SCHOENFELD LLP
Address: 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 850
City: Sacramento State: CA Zip:95814
Phone Number w/Area Code:916-446-2300 Bar # 234376
ORDER
The Pro Hac Vice Application is APPROVED. The Pro Hac Vice Attorney is DIRECTED to request filing access through PACER.
As reflected in the docket of the Zurich action, attorney Shoreman's appearance as counsel in this case has raised several concerns, particularly with regard to the improper use of an attorney's filing credentials and misrepresentation of that attorney's role as local counsel in this case, without that attorney's knowledge or permission. (See Doc. Nos. 156, 161, 162, 163, 164.) In light of this disturbing history, the court finds it appropriate to caution attorney Lisa Denise Nicolls, new local counsel who has filed a notice of appearance and sponsored attorney Shoreman's pro hac vice applications in both the Zurich and Amazing actions, that she will be held responsible for all filings that utilize her credentials and must be responsive to the court's communications. Further attorney Nicolls is reminded that pursuant to Local Rule 180(b)(2), she must be prepared to “readily communicate” with “the court and opposing counsel” regarding attorney Shoreman's “conduct of the[se] action[s].”