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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled May 14, 2021

Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974 v. Precision…

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Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974, Affiliated with International Union of Allied Painters and Allied Trades, AFL-CIO v. Precision Interiors Corp.

Judge
Lewis Liman
Docket
1:21-cv-03704
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
2
ArbitrationCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Drywall Tapers Local Union 1974 v. Precision Interiors, Judge Liman set briefing deadlines for a petition to confirm an arbitration award.

Who this affects

The petitioners—Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974 and the trustees of its benefit funds—and respondent Precision Interiors Corp. were affected. Precision was given an opposition deadline, the petitioners were given a reply deadline, and the petitioners were ordered to serve the order on Precision.

What happened

Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974 and the trustees of its benefit funds asked the court to confirm an arbitration award against Precision Interiors Corp. The petition was filed on April 26, 2021, and the petitioners reported serving Precision with the case papers on April 28. Precision had not appeared.

The court ordered that Precision’s opposition, if any, was due May 19, 2021. The petitioners’ reply, if any, was due May 26, 2021. The court also ordered the petitioners to serve Precision with a copy of the order.

Judge Lewis J. Liman did not decide whether to confirm the arbitration award in this order. The order established briefing deadlines and required service of the order.

The detailed version

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Case
Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974 v. Precision… · No. 1:21-cv-03704
Judge
Lewis Liman
Date
May 14, 2021

Background

On April 26, 2021, the petitioners filed a petition asking the court to confirm an arbitration award, along with a supporting memorandum of law. On May 12, they filed an affidavit of service stating that they had served Precision Interiors Corp., also identified as Precision Interior Construction Corp., with the summons, petition, memorandum, and other supporting materials on April 28. The opinion states that Precision had not appeared in the action.

Court’s order

The court explained that proceedings to confirm arbitration awards are treated similarly to motions for summary judgment. The court ordered that Precision’s opposition to the petition, if any, was due May 19, 2021, and that the petitioners’ reply, if any, was due May 26, 2021. The court further ordered the petitioners to serve Precision with a copy of the order.

Result

This order did not confirm or reject the arbitration award. It set deadlines for the parties’ written submissions and required service of the order on Precision. The opinion does not state a later disposition of the petition.

The authoritative version

Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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