Management Registry, Inc. v. A.W. Companies, Inc.
- John Tunheim
- 0:17-cv-05009
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Management Registry v. A.W. Companies, Judge Tunheim granted MRI permission to seek reconsideration based on specified arbitration findings.
Management Registry, Inc. may file a motion to reconsider within the specified deadline. The defendants must respond within 35 days after entry of the order, and MRI may reply within 42 days.
What happened
Management Registry, Inc. asked to reconsider an earlier summary-judgment decision after an American Arbitration Association tribunal made factual findings that MRI said justified reconsideration. The case involves MRI's claims against A.W. Companies, Inc., Allan K. Brown, Wendy Brown, and Milan Batinich.
The court found compelling circumstances for allowing MRI to file a reconsideration motion. It limited any future reconsideration arguments to the arbitration findings identified in MRI's request and said the order did not affect A.W.'s pending reconsideration motion.
Judge Tunheim granted MRI's request for permission to file the motion. MRI had 21 days to file its motion, briefs, and evidence; defendants had 35 days to respond; and MRI had 42 days to file any reply.
The detailed version
- Management Registry, Inc. v. A.W. Companies, Inc. · No. 0:17-cv-05009
- John Tunheim
- Feb. 14, 2023
Background
Management Registry, Inc. alleged multiple claims against A.W. Companies, Inc., Allan K. Brown, Wendy Brown, and Milan Batinich. On September 30, 2022, the court granted in part and denied in part the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. The parties had previously received permission to seek reconsideration, but MRI did not file its motion during that earlier opportunity.
MRI later again requested permission under Local Rule 7.1(j) to file a motion asking the court to reconsider its summary-judgment decision. MRI argued that factual findings by an American Arbitration Association employment arbitration tribunal were extraordinary circumstances supporting reconsideration.
Court's Decision
The court found that the arbitration findings created compelling circumstances warranting permission to seek reconsideration. It therefore granted MRI's request for permission to file a motion to reconsider.
The court limited the future reconsideration proceedings. It will consider only arguments concerning the American Arbitration Association's factual findings identified in MRI's request for permission. The order does not affect A.W.'s pending motion to reconsider.
Deadlines
MRI was ordered to file its motion for reconsideration, supporting briefs, and supporting evidence no later than 21 days after entry of the order. Defendants' response was due no later than 35 days after entry, and MRI's reply, if any, was due no later than 42 days after entry. The order granted permission to file the motion; it did not decide the motion for reconsideration itself.
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