Andes Petroleum Ecuador Ltd. v. Occidental Exploration and Production Company
- Alvin Hellerstein
- 1:21-cv-03930
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Andes Petroleum v. Occidental Exploration, Judge Woods ordered briefing and supporting materials for a petition to confirm an arbitration award.
Andes Petroleum Ecuador Ltd. and the respondent in the arbitration-confirmation proceeding were affected by the court’s filing, service, and briefing deadlines.
What happened
Andes Petroleum Ecuador Ltd. filed a petition asking the court to confirm an arbitration award. The court treated the proceeding like a motion for summary judgment.
The court ordered Andes Petroleum to file and serve a required factual statement and supporting materials, including materials confirming that its exhibits were genuine copies. Andes Petroleum had to serve the petition and supporting materials by May 13, 2021, and file proof of service by May 17, 2021.
The court set deadlines for Andes Petroleum’s materials, Occidental’s opposition, and Andes Petroleum’s reply. Judge Gregory H. Woods did not decide whether to confirm the arbitration award in this order.
The detailed version
- Andes Petroleum Ecuador Ltd. v. Occidental Exploration and Production Company · No. 1:21-cv-03930
- Alvin Hellerstein
- May 5, 2021
Background
Andes Petroleum Ecuador Ltd. filed a petition on May 3, 2021, asking the court to confirm an arbitration award. The opinion states that proceedings to confirm an arbitration award are treated as similar to a motion for summary judgment, which is a request for judgment based on the record without a trial.
Court’s order
The court ordered Andes Petroleum to file and serve a statement required by Local Civil Rule 56.1 and any additional materials it intended to use to support the petition. Those materials could include affidavits or declarations stating that the petition’s exhibits were true and correct copies of the documents they purported to be. The deadline was May 24, 2021.
Andes Petroleum also had to serve the petition and supporting materials on the respondent by May 13, 2021, and file an affidavit confirming service by May 17, 2021. The respondent’s opposition was due July 30, 2021. Andes Petroleum’s reply, if any, was due August 20, 2021.
Disposition and effect
This order set filing, service, and briefing requirements. It did not grant or deny the petition and did not decide whether the arbitration award should be confirmed. Judge Gregory H. Woods signed the order.
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