Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America v. Markel International Insurance…
Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America v. Markel International Insurance Company
- Katherine Failla
- 1:23-cv-03318
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Catholic Mutual v. Markel, Judge Failla ordered petitioners to seek arbitration-award confirmation through summary judgment and set briefing deadlines.
The petitioners, Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America and Catholic Relief Insurance Company of America, and the respondent, Markel International Insurance Company.
What happened
Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America and Catholic Relief Insurance Company of America filed a petition seeking confirmation of an arbitration award against Markel International Insurance Company.
The court explained that arbitration-confirmation proceedings are treated like motions for summary judgment. It therefore required the petitioners to present their request in that form under the federal and local rules governing summary judgment.
Judge Failla set deadlines for the motion, opposition, and reply, and required the petitioners to serve Markel electronically and by overnight mail and file proof of service. The order did not decide whether the arbitration award should be confirmed.
The detailed version
- Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America v. Markel International Insurance… · No. 1:23-cv-03318
- Katherine Failla
- Apr. 21, 2023
Background
On April 20, 2023, Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America and Catholic Relief Insurance Company of America filed a petition to confirm an arbitration award against Markel International Insurance Company.
Court’s Directions
The court stated that proceedings to confirm an arbitration award must be treated as akin to a motion for summary judgment. It ordered the petitioners to move for confirmation of the award in the form of a summary-judgment motion under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 56.1 of the Southern District of New York.
The petitioners’ motion was due May 11, 2023. Markel’s opposition, if any, was due May 25, 2023, and the petitioners’ reply, if any, was due June 1, 2023.
Service Requirement and Effect of the Order
The court also ordered the petitioners to serve the petition on Markel electronically and by overnight mail no later than April 26, 2023, and to file an affidavit confirming service no later than April 28, 2023.
This order established the procedure and deadlines for addressing the petition. It did not rule on whether the arbitration award should be confirmed.
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