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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Nov. 21, 2019

Gelman v. Borruso

Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Docket
1:19-cv-10649
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
ArbitrationCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Gelman v. Borruso, Judge Abrams set deadlines for materials, opposition, reply, and service in a petition to confirm an arbitration award.

Who this affects

Clifford L. Gelman and Thomas Joseph Borruso, the parties in the arbitration-award confirmation proceeding.

What happened

In Gelman v. Borruso, Clifford L. Gelman filed a complaint seeking confirmation of an arbitration award. The opinion states that he had not yet filed an affidavit showing service on Thomas Joseph Borruso.

The court explained that proceedings to confirm arbitration awards are handled similarly to motions for summary judgment. It ordered Gelman to file and serve any additional supporting materials by December 6, 2019.

Judge Ronnie Abrams also set January 3, 2020, for Borruso’s opposition, January 10, 2020, for Gelman’s reply, and required Gelman to serve Borruso with the order. The order did not decide whether to confirm the arbitration award.

The detailed version

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Case
Gelman v. Borruso · No. 1:19-cv-10649
Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Date
Nov. 21, 2019

Background

Clifford L. Gelman, the petitioner, filed a complaint on November 18, 2019, seeking confirmation of an arbitration award. The order states that Gelman had not yet docketed an affidavit of service.

Court’s Directions

The court stated that proceedings to confirm arbitration awards must be treated similarly to a motion for summary judgment. It ordered Gelman to file and serve any additional materials supporting his petition by December 6, 2019. Thomas Joseph Borruso’s opposition, if any, was due January 3, 2020, and Gelman’s reply, if any, was due January 10, 2020. Gelman was also ordered to serve a copy of the order on Borruso.

Disposition

Judge Ronnie Abrams issued a scheduling and service order. The opinion did not decide whether the arbitration award should be confirmed and did not state the terms of the award or the parties’ underlying positions.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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