Huaxintong International Investment Management Limited v. Hongkun USA…
Huaxintong International Investment Management Limited v. Hongkun USA Investment LLC
- John Cronan
- 1:24-cv-08003
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Huaxintong v. Hongkun: Judge Cronan set briefing and service deadlines for a petition to confirm an arbitration award.
The petitioners and respondents in the arbitration-award confirmation proceeding, including the petitioners’ obligations to serve documents and file supporting materials and the respondents’ opportunity to oppose the petition.
What happened
In Huaxintong International Investment Management Limited v. Hongkun USA Investment LLC, the petitioners asked the Southern District of New York to confirm an arbitration award.
The court ordered the petitioners to file and serve any additional supporting materials by November 21, 2024. The respondents’ opposition, if any, was due December 13, and the petitioners’ reply, if any, was due December 20.
Judge Cronan also required electronic and overnight-mail service of the petition, supporting papers, and the order, followed by an affidavit of service. The order did not decide whether to confirm the arbitration award.
The detailed version
- Huaxintong International Investment Management Limited v. Hongkun USA… · No. 1:24-cv-08003
- John Cronan
- Oct. 25, 2024
Background
On October 21, 2024, the petitioners filed a petition asking the court to confirm an arbitration award. The order states that proceedings to confirm an arbitration award are treated like a motion for summary judgment, meaning the court considers the parties’ supporting materials under a procedure used to decide whether a matter can be resolved without a trial.
Court’s Order
The court ordered the petitioners to file and serve any additional materials they intended to use to support the petition by November 21, 2024. Any opposition from the respondents was due December 13, 2024, and any reply from the petitioners was due December 20, 2024.
The petitioners also had to serve the petition, all supporting papers, and the order on the respondents electronically and by overnight mail no later than November 21, 2024. They had to file an affidavit confirming that service with the court no later than November 22, 2024.
Effect of the Order
Judge John P. Cronan set deadlines for serving documents and submitting briefing materials. The order did not rule on whether the arbitration award should be confirmed.
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