Trustees Of The New York City District Council Of Carpenters Pension Fund v…
Trustees Of The New York City District Council Of Carpenters Pension Fund, Welfare Fund, Annuity Fund, and Apprenticeship, Journeyman Retraining, Educational and Industry Fund v. Ocean Marine Development Corp.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-06164
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters v. Ocean Marine Development Corp., Judge Ronnie Abrams set deadlines for an arbitration-confirmation petition.
The petitioners seeking confirmation of the arbitration award and Ocean Marine Development Corp., which was ordered to respond by March 13, 2020.
What happened
Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters v. Ocean Marine Development Corp. concerns the petitioners’ request to have an arbitration award confirmed by the court. The petitioners filed the case on July 2, 2019, and reported that Ocean Marine Development Corp. was served on July 8, 2019.
The court ordered Ocean Marine Development Corp. to file any opposition by March 13, 2020. The petitioners’ reply, if any, was due March 27, 2020. The court also ordered the petitioners to serve a copy of the order on the respondent.
Judge Ronnie Abrams did not decide whether to confirm the arbitration award in this order. Instead, she set the briefing schedule and stated that the petition would be treated as fully presented if the respondent did not respond.
The detailed version
- Trustees Of The New York City District Council Of Carpenters Pension Fund v… · No. 1:19-cv-06164
- Ronnie Abrams
- Feb. 24, 2020
Background The petitioners filed a complaint on July 2, 2019, seeking confirmation of an arbitration award. They filed an affidavit of service stating that Ocean Marine Development Corp. was served with the petition on July 8, 2019. The case was later reassigned to Judge Ronnie Abrams for all purposes.
Court’s Order The court explained that proceedings to confirm arbitration awards are treated similarly to motions for summary judgment. It ordered the respondent to file any opposition by March 13, 2020, and set March 27, 2020, as the deadline for the petitioners’ reply, if any. The court stated that if the respondent did not file a response, the petition to confirm the award would be deemed fully briefed. It also ordered the petitioners to serve the respondent with a copy of the order.
What the Order Decided This order set briefing deadlines and provided instructions for serving the order. It did not decide whether the arbitration award should be confirmed.
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