Trustees for the Mason Tenders District Council Welfare Fund v. Danco Builders…
Trustees for the Mason Tenders District Council Welfare Fund v. Danco Builders Group
- Laura Swain
- 1:22-cv-08839
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Trustees for the Mason Tenders District Council Welfare Fund v. Danco Builders Group, Judge Abrams set deadlines for supporting an arbitration-confirmation petition.
The petitioners must meet the filing and service deadlines. Danco Builders Group may file an opposition by the specified deadline and must receive a copy of the order.
What happened
In Trustees for the Mason Tenders District Council Welfare Fund v. Danco Builders Group, the petitioners asked the court to confirm an arbitration award. They filed their complaint on October 17, 2022, but had not yet filed proof that Danco Builders Group was served.
The court explained that arbitration-award confirmation proceedings are handled much like requests for summary judgment. It ordered the petitioners to file and serve any additional supporting materials by November 18, 2022. Danco's opposition, if any, was due December 16, and the petitioners' reply, if any, was due December 30.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also ordered the petitioners to serve Danco with a copy of the order. The order set a schedule and did not decide whether to confirm the arbitration award.
The detailed version
- Trustees for the Mason Tenders District Council Welfare Fund v. Danco Builders… · No. 1:22-cv-08839
- Laura Swain
- Oct. 20, 2022
Background
The petitioners filed a complaint seeking confirmation of an arbitration award on October 17, 2022. The opinion states that they had not yet docketed an affidavit of service.
Court’s Analysis
The court stated that proceedings to confirm arbitration awards must be treated as similar to a motion for summary judgment. The order addressed the materials and schedule for the confirmation proceeding; it did not decide whether the award should be confirmed.
Order
The court ordered the petitioners to file and serve any additional materials supporting their petition by November 18, 2022. Danco Builders Group’s opposition, if any, was due December 16, 2022, and the petitioners’ reply, if any, was due December 30, 2022. The petitioners also had to serve Danco with a copy of the order.
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