GEM Yield Bahamas Limited v. Mullen Technologies, Inc.
- Katherine Failla
- 1:24-cv-01120
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In GEM Yield Bahamas Limited v. Mullen Technologies, Judge Failla ordered briefing on confirming an arbitration award through a summary-judgment motion.
GEM Yield Bahamas Limited and GEM Global Yield LLC SCS must file the confirmation motion by March 14, 2024. Mullen Technologies, Inc. and Mullen Automotive, Inc. may oppose it by March 28, 2024.
What happened
In GEM Yield Bahamas Limited v. Mullen Technologies, Inc., the petitioners asked the court to confirm an arbitration award. The opinion says they filed that petition on February 15, 2024.
The court ordered the petitioners to seek confirmation through a motion for summary judgment under the federal and local rules. The petitioners’ motion is due March 14, 2024; the respondents’ opposition is due March 28, 2024; and any reply is due April 4, 2024. The court also directed the clerk to terminate the pending motions at docket numbers 17 and 18.
Judge Katherine Polk Failla did not decide whether to confirm the arbitration award in this order; she set the procedure and deadlines for addressing that request.
The detailed version
- GEM Yield Bahamas Limited v. Mullen Technologies, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-01120
- Katherine Failla
- Mar. 1, 2024
Background
GEM Yield Bahamas Limited and GEM Global Yield LLC SCS filed a petition to confirm an arbitration award on February 15, 2024. The respondents are Mullen Technologies, Inc. and Mullen Automotive, Inc.
Court’s action
The court explained that proceedings to confirm an arbitration award are treated like a motion for summary judgment. It therefore ordered the petitioners to file a motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 56.1 of the Southern District of New York by March 14, 2024.
The respondents’ opposition is due March 28, 2024, and the petitioners’ reply, if any, is due April 4, 2024. The court also directed the clerk to terminate the pending motions at docket numbers 17 and 18.
What the order means
This order sets the briefing procedure for the petition to confirm the arbitration award. It does not rule on whether the award should be confirmed. The order was signed by Judge Katherine Polk Failla.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.