Farmers Insurance Exchange et al v. Dan Purcell Insurance Agency, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Farmers Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Mid-Century Insurance Company and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company
Defendant: Dan Purcell Insurance Agency, Inc. and Daniel(I) Purcell
Case Number: 1:2026cv01834
Filed: April 29, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: Cyrus Y Chung
Referring Judge: Regina M Rodriguez
Nature of Suit: Defend Trade Secrets Act (of 2016)
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. ยง 1836 (a) Injunction against Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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June 22, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) and (b), this case is referred to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge to (1) convene a scheduling conference under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and enter a scheduling order meeting the requirements of Local Civ. R. 16.2, (2) conduct such status conferences and issue such orders necessary for compliance with the scheduling order, including amendments or modifications of the scheduling order upon a showing of good cause, (3) hear and determine pretrial matters, including discovery and other non-dispositive motions, (4) conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and submit proposed findings of fact and recommendations for rulings on dispositive motions, and (5) pursuant to Local Civ. R. 16.6 and at the discretion of the Magistrate Judge, convene such early neutral evaluation and/or settlement conferences and direct related procedures as may facilitate resolution of this case without the necessity of a motion or prior authorization of the undersigned. SO ORDERED by Judge Regina M. Rodriguez on 6/22/2026. Text Only Entry (rmrja)
June 22, 2026 Filing 11 Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). (agryan)
June 22, 2026 Filing 10 MINUTE ORDER: This matter is before the Court sua sponte. On May 4, 2026, the Court set June 16, 2026 as the deadline for the parties to file the Consent Form. ECF No. #7 . No Consent Form has been filed. Accordingly, the Court directs the Clerk of the Court to REASSIGN this case under D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(a) (This case is randomly reassigned to Judge Regina M. Rodriguez, and drawn to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung for all future proceedings. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-01834-RMR.) Text Only Entry. (agryan)
June 10, 2026 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Daniel(I) Purcell served on 6/4/2026, answer due 6/25/2026. (Ross, Hillary)
June 10, 2026 Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Dan Purcell Insurance Agency, Inc. served on 6/4/2026, answer due 6/25/2026. (Ross, Hillary)
May 4, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MINUTE ORDER: The Parties shall complete and file the Magistrate Judge Consent Form, ECF No. #3 , on or before June 16, 2026. It is further ORDERED that the Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) Scheduling Conference will be held before this Court on June 30, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom C-201, on the second floor of the Byron G. Rogers United States Courthouse located at 1929 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado. It is further ORDERED that Plaintiff shall notify all Parties who have not entered an appearance of the date and time of the Scheduling Conference. The Parties shall file the proposed Scheduling Order with the Clerk's Office, and in accordance with District of Colorado Electronic Case Filing ("ECF") Procedures, no later than seven days prior to the scheduling conference. The proposed Scheduling Order is also to be submitted in Word format by email to Magistrate Judge Chung at #[email protected]. Entered by Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung on 5/4/2026. (echa, )
May 1, 2026 Filing 6 SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (Attachments: #1 Summons) (echa, )
May 1, 2026 Filing 5 SUMMONS REQUEST as to Daniel Purcell re #1 Complaint,,, by Plaintiffs Farmers Insurance Exchange, Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, Fire Insurance Exchange, Mid-Century Insurance Company, Truck Insurance Exchange. (Ross, Hillary)
May 1, 2026 Filing 4 SUMMONS REQUEST as to Dan Purcell Insurance Agency, Inc. re #1 Complaint,,, by Plaintiffs Farmers Insurance Exchange, Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, Fire Insurance Exchange, Mid-Century Insurance Company, Truck Insurance Exchange. (Ross, Hillary)
April 29, 2026 Filing 3 Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1, direct assignment of civil actions to full time magistrate judges. (angar, )
April 29, 2026 Filing 2 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. Text Only Entry (angar, )
April 29, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Dan Purcell Insurance Agency, Inc., Daniel Purcell (Filing fee $ 405,Receipt Number ACODC-10981633)Attorney Hillary Ryan Ross added to party Farmers Insurance Exchange(pty:pla), Attorney Hillary Ryan Ross added to party Farmers New World Life Insurance Company(pty:pla), Attorney Hillary Ryan Ross added to party Fire Insurance Exchange(pty:pla), Attorney Hillary Ryan Ross added to party Mid-Century Insurance Company(pty:pla), Attorney Hillary Ryan Ross added to party Truck Insurance Exchange(pty:pla), filed by Mid-Century Insurance Company, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange, Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D)(Ross, Hillary)

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