Empire Asset Management Company v. Best
- Paul Crotty
- 1:21-cv-04542
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Empire Asset Management Company v. Best, Judge Crotty granted Best’s motion and dismissed the case with prejudice because neither party requested a stay of federal proceedings.
Empire Asset Management Company’s federal case against Joseph Best was dismissed with prejudice and closed after the court granted Best’s motion.
What happened
Empire Asset Management Company brought this federal case against Joseph Best. The judgment refers to the court’s June 28, 2021 Opinion and Order and states that Best’s motion was granted.
The court explained that federal proceedings must be stayed after all claims are sent to arbitration when a party requests a stay. Here, neither party requested a stay of the federal case; Empire requested only a stay of the arbitration.
The court therefore found that the cited rule did not apply, dismissed the case with prejudice, and closed it. Judge Crotty issued the ruling reflected in the judgment.
The detailed version
- Empire Asset Management Company v. Best · No. 1:21-cv-04542
- Paul Crotty
- June 29, 2021
Background
Empire Asset Management Company was the petitioner, and Joseph Best was the respondent. The judgment states that the court’s ruling was based on its Opinion and Order dated June 28, 2021. The dispute involved arbitration and the effect of a request to pause the federal court case.
Court’s reasoning
The court relied on Katz v. Cellco Partnership, which states that a district court must stay judicial proceedings after all claims have been sent to arbitration and a stay has been requested. The court found that neither party requested a stay of the federal proceedings. Instead, Empire requested only a stay of the underlying arbitration proceedings. The court therefore concluded that the rule discussed in Katz did not apply.
Disposition
The judgment states that the respondent’s motion was granted. The case was dismissed with prejudice, and the court closed the case.
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