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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Oct. 6, 2025

Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund v…

Full caption

Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund, Welfare Fund, Annuity Fund, and Apprenticeship, Journeyman Retraining, Educational and Industry Fund; Trustees of the New York City Carpenters Relief and Charity Fund; and The Carpenter Contractor Alliance of Metropolitan New York v. Arata Expositions, Inc.

Judge
Katherine Failla
Docket
1:25-cv-08166
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
2
ArbitrationCivil ProcedureSummary Judgment
In one sentence

In Trustees v. Arata Expositions, Judge Failla ordered summary-judgment briefing on petitioners’ request to confirm an arbitration award.

Who this affects

The petitioners—the listed New York City carpenters’ funds and The Carpenter Contractor Alliance of Metropolitan New York—and respondent Arata Expositions, Inc.

What happened

In Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund, Welfare Fund, Annuity Fund, and Apprenticeship, Journeyman Retraining, Educational and Industry Fund et al. v. Arata Expositions, Inc., the petitioners asked the court to confirm an arbitration award. They filed that petition on October 2, 2025.

The court ordered the petitioners to file a motion for summary judgment seeking confirmation by October 20, 2025. It set November 17, 2025, as the deadline for Arata Expositions, Inc.’s opposition, if any, and December 1, 2025, for the petitioners’ reply, if any.

Judge Katherine Polk Failla explained that proceedings to confirm an arbitration award are treated like summary-judgment motions. This order set the briefing schedule; it did not decide whether to confirm the award.

The detailed version

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Case
Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund v… · No. 1:25-cv-08166
Judge
Katherine Failla
Date
Oct. 6, 2025

Background

On October 2, 2025, the petitioners filed a petition asking the court to confirm an arbitration award. The opinion cites Second Circuit authority stating 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 as a motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 56.1 of the Southern District of New York. The motion was due October 20, 2025. Arata Expositions, Inc.’s opposition, if any, was due November 17, 2025, and the petitioners’ reply, if any, was due December 1, 2025.

Effect

Judge Katherine Polk Failla’s order established the schedule and required format for the confirmation request. The opinion does not state that the court confirmed or rejected the arbitration award.

The authoritative version

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