Dalla-Longa v. Magnetar Capital LLC
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:19-cv-11246
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Dalla-Longa v. Magnetar, Judge Schofield granted the petitioner’s request to file support for his arbitration-vacatur petition by December 27.
Damian Dalla-Longa and Magnetar Capital LLC; the order gave Dalla-Longa additional time to file supporting materials and allowed Magnetar an opportunity to request redactions.
What happened
Dalla-Longa v. Magnetar Capital LLC concerns the petitioner’s request for more time to file a legal memorandum and supporting materials for his petition seeking to vacate an arbitration decision.
The petitioner asked for an extension until December 27, 2019. Magnetar Capital LLC opposed the request.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield granted the extension, ordered the petitioner to file by December 27, and stated that no further extensions would be granted. She also required the petitioner to confer with Magnetar about any appropriate redactions before filing publicly.
The detailed version
- Dalla-Longa v. Magnetar Capital LLC · No. 1:19-cv-11246
- Lorna Schofield
- Dec. 13, 2019
Background
Damian Dalla-Longa, the petitioner, asked for an extension of time to file a legal memorandum and supporting affidavits or exhibits for his petition to vacate an arbitration decision. He requested an extension until December 27, 2019. Magnetar Capital LLC, the respondent, opposed the request.
Court’s Action
The court cited the preference for resolving disputes on their merits. It granted Dalla-Longa’s letter motion for an extension, identified as Docket No. 5. The court ordered him to file his memorandum and any supporting exhibits or affidavits by December 27, 2019, and stated that no further extensions would be granted.
The court also ordered Dalla-Longa to confer with Magnetar Capital LLC so that the respondent could request any appropriate redactions under the court’s Individual Rules before the documents were filed publicly.
Ruling and Effect
Judge Lorna G. Schofield’s order addressed the filing deadline and potential redactions. The opinion does not decide the merits of the petition to vacate the arbitration decision.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.