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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Nov. 9, 2021

Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Qin

Judge
Katherine Failla
Docket
1:21-cv-09221
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
2
ArbitrationCivil ProcedureSummary Judgment
In one sentence

In Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investement Management Partnership v. Hui Qin, Judge Failla ordered summary-judgment briefing on an arbitration-confirmation petition.

Who this affects

The petitioners, including Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investement Management Partnership, had to file and serve materials on specified dates; Hui Qin could oppose the motion by the specified deadline.

What happened

Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investement Management Partnership and other petitioners filed a petition to confirm an arbitration award on November 8, 2021.

The court directed the petitioners to request confirmation through a motion for summary judgment. The petitioners’ motion was due December 8, 2021; Hui Qin’s opposition, if any, was due January 5, 2022; and the petitioners’ reply, if any, was due January 19, 2022. The petitioners also had to serve the petition electronically and by overnight mail by November 16 and file proof of service by November 23.

Judge Katherine Polk Failla issued this scheduling order. The order did not decide whether to confirm the arbitration award.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Qin · No. 1:21-cv-09221
Judge
Katherine Failla
Date
Nov. 9, 2021

Background

On November 8, 2021, Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investement Management Partnership and other petitioners filed a petition to confirm an arbitration award.

Court’s Instructions

The court explained that proceedings to confirm an arbitration award are treated like a motion for summary judgment. Summary judgment is a procedure under which a court may decide a matter without a trial when the applicable legal standard is met. The court ordered the petitioners to file a motion for summary judgment seeking confirmation of the arbitration award under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 56.1 of the Southern District of New York by December 8, 2021.

Hui Qin’s opposition, if any, was due January 5, 2022, and the petitioners’ reply, if any, was due January 19, 2022. The petitioners were also ordered to serve the petition on Hui Qin electronically and by overnight mail no later than November 16, 2021, and to file an affidavit confirming service no later than November 23, 2021.

Disposition

Judge Katherine Polk Failla issued an order establishing the briefing and service requirements. The order did not rule on whether the arbitration award should be confirmed.

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