United States of America for The Use and Benefit of Facilities Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. Heffler Contracting Group

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 UNITED STATES OF Case No.: 3:20-cv-01414-WQH-JLB AMERICA for the Use and 12 Benefit of FACILITIES ORDER 13 MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC., a 14 California corporation, 15 Plaintiff, 16 v. 17 HEFFLER CONTRACTING 18 GROUP, a California corporation;

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19 INSURANCE COMPANY, an Ohio corporation; and DOES 1 20 through 10, inclusive, 21 Defendants. 22 HAYES, Judge: 23 The matter pending before the Court is the Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay 24 Proceedings filed by Defendants Heffler Contracting Group and Nationwide Mutual 25 Insurance Company. (ECF No. 8). 26

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28 1 I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 2 On July 23, 2020, Plaintiff United States of America for The Use and Benefit of 3 Facilities Mechanical Contractors, Inc. initiated this action by filing a Complaint against 4 Defendants Heffler Contracting Group (“Heffler”), Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., and 5 DOES 1 through 10, inclusive. (ECF No. 1). 6 On August 11, 2020, Plaintiff filed an…