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S.D.N.Y.Substantive rulingFiled Sept. 2, 2022

Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund v…

Full caption

Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund, Welfare Fund, Annuity Fund, and Apprenticeship, Journeyman Retraining, Educational and Industry Fund v. ARS Office Furniture Installers Inc.

Docket
1:21-cv-08779
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
2
ArbitrationContractFee Petition
In one sentence

Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters v. ARS Office Furniture Installers, the court confirmed a $2,900 arbitration award and awarded fees and costs.

Who this affects

The petitioners and ARS Office Furniture Installers Inc.; the judgment requires enforcement of the $2,900 arbitration award and payment of $1,562 in attorneys’ fees and costs, plus statutory post-judgment interest.

What happened

In Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund, Welfare Fund, Annuity Fund, and Apprenticeship, Journeyman Retraining, Educational and Industry Fund v. ARS Office Furniture Installers Inc., the court confirmed an arbitrator’s $2,900 award. The judgment states that the court found no material factual dispute preventing confirmation.

The court also awarded $1,485 in attorneys’ fees and $77 in costs, for a total of $1,562, after finding those amounts reasonable. Post-judgment interest will accrue at the statutory rate.

The court entered judgment under Rule 58(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and closed the case. The opinion text does not identify the judge; the judgment was entered by Clerk Ruby J. Krajick, with Deputy Clerk Kha Ngo signing on the clerk’s behalf.

The detailed version

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Case
Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund v… · No. 1:21-cv-08779
Date
Sept. 2, 2022

Background The petitioners sought confirmation of an arbitrator’s award against ARS Office Furniture Installers Inc. The judgment refers to the court’s August 30, 2022 order, which found no material issue of fact that would prevent confirmation. The opinion text provided does not include the underlying arbitration dispute or the August 30 order’s detailed reasoning.

Ruling The court confirmed the $2,900 arbitration award in all respects. It also determined that the agreements identified as the 2015 Agreement and 2024 Agreement provided for reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs in the action. Based on counsel’s accounting, the court awarded $1,485 in attorneys’ fees and $77 in costs, totaling $1,562.

Judgment and effect Post-judgment interest will accrue at the statutory rate under 28 U.S.C. § 1961. Judgment was entered under Rule 58(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the case was closed. The opinion text names the clerk and deputy clerk who entered or signed the judgment but does not name the judge who issued the August 30 order.

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