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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 1, 2025

Pastreich v. Coastal Cleaning LLC

Full caption

Manny Pastreich, as Trustee, and the Trustees of the Building Service 32BJ Health Fund v. Coastal Cleaning LLC

Judge
Katherine Failla
Docket
1:25-cv-02558
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
ArbitrationCivil ProcedureSummary Judgment
In one sentence

In Manny Pastreich v. Coastal Cleaning, Judge Failla ordered petitioners to seek confirmation of an arbitration award through summary judgment briefing, without deciding the petition.

Who this affects

The order affects the petitioners seeking confirmation of the arbitration award and Coastal Cleaning LLC, which may oppose the requested confirmation.

What happened

Manny Pastreich, as Trustee, and the Trustees of the Building Service 32BJ Health Fund and other funds asked the court to confirm an arbitration award against Coastal Cleaning LLC. They filed the petition on March 27, 2025.

The court ordered the petitioners to request confirmation through a motion for summary judgment, which is a procedure for deciding a case when the relevant facts are not genuinely disputed. The petitioners’ motion is due April 28, 2025; Coastal Cleaning’s opposition, if any, is due May 27; and the petitioners’ reply, if any, is due June 9. The Clerk was also directed to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 4.

Judge Katherine Polk Failla issued this scheduling order. The order did not decide whether the arbitration award should be confirmed.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Pastreich v. Coastal Cleaning LLC · No. 1:25-cv-02558
Judge
Katherine Failla
Date
Apr. 1, 2025

Background

On March 27, 2025, the petitioners filed a petition 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.

Order

The court ordered the petitioners to move for confirmation of the arbitration award in the form of a summary-judgment motion under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 56.1 of the Southern District of New York. The motion is due April 28, 2025. Coastal Cleaning’s opposition, if any, is due May 27, 2025, and the petitioners’ reply, if any, is due June 9, 2025.

The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 4. The opinion does not decide the petition’s request for confirmation or otherwise rule on the validity of the arbitration award.

The authoritative version

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