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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled May 25, 2022

Trustees of the Mason Tenders Distrcit Council Welfare Fund v. U.S. Tech…

Full caption

Trustees of the Mason Tenders Distrcit Council Welfare Fund, Pension Fund, Annuity Fund and Training Program Fund v. U.S. Tech Construction Corp.

Judge
James Oetken
Docket
1:22-cv-04173
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
ArbitrationCivil Procedure
In one sentence

Trustees of the Mason Tenders v. US Tech Construction, Judge Oetken ordered a response to the arbitration-confirmation petition within 30 days after service.

Who this affects

The petitioners seeking confirmation of the arbitration award and US Tech Construction Corp., which was ordered to respond.

What happened

In Trustees of the Mason Tenders District Council Welfare Fund, Pension Fund, Annuity Fund, and Training Program Fund v. US Tech Construction Corp., the petitioners asked the court to confirm an arbitration award.

The court directed US Tech Construction Corp. to file a response within 30 days after being served. The petition would be treated as unopposed if the respondent did not respond.

Judge J. Paul Oetken issued this procedural order on May 25, 2022. The opinion did not decide whether the arbitration award should be confirmed.

The detailed version

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

Case
Trustees of the Mason Tenders Distrcit Council Welfare Fund v. U.S. Tech… · No. 1:22-cv-04173
Judge
James Oetken
Date
May 25, 2022

Background

On May 20, 2022, the petitioners filed a petition asking the court to confirm an arbitration award. The opinion states that proceedings to confirm an arbitration award are treated like a motion for summary judgment, which is a procedure for deciding a dispute when the relevant facts are not genuinely disputed.

Order

The court ordered US Tech Construction Corp. to file a response to the petition within 30 days after being served. If the respondent did not respond, the petition would be treated as unopposed.

What the Court Decided

The order set a response deadline but did not decide whether to confirm the arbitration award. Judge J. Paul Oetken signed the order.

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