Trustees Of The New York City District Council Of Carpenters Pension Fund v…
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. Franco's Blinds & Shades Inc.
- Clarke
- 1:23-cv-05884
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Carpenters Funds v. Franco’s Blinds & Shades, Judge Clarke ordered briefing on a petition to confirm an arbitration award.
The petitioners seeking confirmation of the arbitration award and Franco’s Blinds & Shades Inc., the respondent who could file an opposition.
What happened
In Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Funds v. Franco’s Blinds & Shades Inc., the petitioners asked the court to confirm an arbitration award.
The petitioners had not filed additional materials the court previously requested to support their petition. The court therefore directed them to submit a memorandum of law of no more than 25 pages.
Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke set deadlines for the petitioners’ memorandum, the respondent’s possible opposition, and any reply. The order did not decide whether to confirm the arbitration award.
The detailed version
- Trustees Of The New York City District Council Of Carpenters Pension Fund v… · No. 1:23-cv-05884
- Clarke
- Oct. 11, 2023
Background
On July 10, 2023, the petitioners filed a petition asking the court to confirm an arbitration award. The court explained that proceedings to confirm an arbitration award are treated similarly to a motion for summary judgment. On July 12, 2023, the court ordered the petitioners to file additional supporting materials by September 8, 2023. The opinion states that no such materials had been filed.
Order
The court ordered the petitioners to file a supporting memorandum of law, limited to 25 pages, by October 27, 2023. Franco’s Blinds & Shades Inc.’s opposition, if any, was due November 10, 2023, and the petitioners’ reply, if any, was due November 17, 2023. The petitioners also had to serve the order on the respondent electronically and by overnight mail by October 27, 2023, and file proof of service with the court by November 1, 2023.
Effect of the Order
This order set briefing and service requirements. It did not confirm or reject the arbitration award and did not otherwise decide the petition’s merits.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.