Williams, Jr. v. JSL Securities Inc.
- John Cronan
- 1:25-cv-00124
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Williams, Jr. v. JSL Securities, Judge Cronan set briefing and service deadlines for petitioners’ request to confirm an arbitration award.
The petitioners must meet the filing, service, and proof-of-service deadlines; the respondents may oppose the petition by February 28, 2025.
What happened
In Williams, Jr. v. JSL Securities Inc., the petitioners asked the court to confirm an arbitration award. They filed the petition on January 7, 2025.
The court ordered the petitioners to file and serve any additional supporting materials by January 31, 2025. Any response from the respondents was due February 28, and any reply from the petitioners was due March 14.
Judge Cronan also ordered service of the petition, supporting papers, and the order by electronic delivery and overnight mail, with proof of service due February 3. The order set deadlines but did not decide whether to confirm the arbitration award.
The detailed version
- Williams, Jr. v. JSL Securities Inc. · No. 1:25-cv-00124
- John Cronan
- Jan. 10, 2025
Background
Petitioners filed a petition on January 7, 2025, asking the court to confirm an arbitration award. The opinion states that proceedings to confirm an arbitration award are treated like a motion for summary judgment, meaning the court considers the parties’ supporting materials and opposition under a procedure used to decide whether a case requires a trial.
Court’s Order
The court ordered petitioners to file and serve any additional materials supporting the petition by January 31, 2025. Respondents’ opposition, if any, was due February 28, 2025, and petitioners’ reply, if any, was due March 14, 2025.
Petitioners also had to serve respondents with the petition, all supporting papers, and the order by electronic delivery and overnight mail no later than January 31, 2025. Petitioners had to file an affidavit showing that service was completed by February 3, 2025.
Disposition
Judge John P. Cronan entered a scheduling and service order. The opinion did not decide whether the arbitration award should be confirmed.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.