Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974 v. Astoria…
Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974, Affiliated with International Union of Allied Painters and Allied Trades, AFL-CIO v. Astoria Interiors Group, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-01932
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Drywall Tapers v. Astoria Interiors, Judge Abrams ordered more materials and set deadlines for deciding the union’s arbitration-confirmation petition.
The union petitioner and Astoria Interiors Group, Inc.; the order sets filing and service requirements for the petitioner and response deadlines for the respondent.
What happened
Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974, Affiliated with International Union of Allied Painters and Allied Trades, AFL-CIO v. Astoria Interiors Group, Inc. concerns the union’s request to confirm an arbitration award. The union filed its complaint on March 5, 2021.
The court said that arbitration-award confirmation proceedings are handled similarly to summary-judgment motions. It required the union to provide additional supporting materials, including a certified copy of the arbitration award and sworn or certified copies of the underlying contracts.
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered the union to file and serve those materials by March 26, 2021. Astoria Interiors Group, Inc.’s opposition, if any, was due April 2, and the union’s reply, if any, was due April 9. The order did not decide whether the arbitration award would be confirmed.
The detailed version
- Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974 v. Astoria… · No. 1:21-cv-01932
- Ronnie Abrams
- Mar. 12, 2021
Background
The petitioner filed a complaint seeking confirmation of an arbitration award. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute or the terms of the award.
Court’s Direction
Judge Ronnie Abrams explained that, in the Southern District of New York, proceedings to confirm arbitration awards are treated similarly to motions for summary judgment. The court therefore ordered the petitioner to file and serve any additional materials supporting its petition by March 26, 2021. At a minimum, those materials had to include a certified copy of the arbitration award and sworn or certified copies of the underlying contracts.
Astoria Interiors Group, Inc. could file an opposition by April 2, 2021, and the petitioner could file a reply by April 9, 2021. The petitioner also had to serve the order on Astoria Interiors Group, Inc. and file proof of service on the docket. The order set filing requirements and deadlines; it did not rule on whether the arbitration award should be confirmed.
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