Opinion
1:21-cv-04258-VM
08-31-2021
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER, L.L.C., Petitioner, v. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYERS ASSOCIATION on behalf of Alejandro Romero Gamarra a/k/a “Kaku”, Respondent.
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO CONFIRM ARBITRATION AWARD
VICTOR MARRERO U.S.D.J.
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on a Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award (the “Petition”) [Dkt. No. 1], brought by Petitioner Major League Soccer, L.L.C. (“MLS”), seeking confirmation of the April 2, 2021, “Opinion and Award, ” issued by Arbitrator Shyam Das (attached as Exhibit D to the Declaration of Dimitrios Efstathiou [Dkt. No. 3-4]) and enforcement in conformity therewith.
Having considered the Petition and supporting declaration and exhibits, and Respondent's concession that the Award “draws its essence from the CBA” and the Union's representation that it does not oppose the confirmation of the arbitration award, and for good cause shown:
IT IS on this 31 day of August, 2021, hereby
ORDERED that MLS's Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award [Dkt. No. 1] is GRANTED; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that in accordance with Section 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act (“LMRA”). 29 U.S.C. § 185, the April 2, 2021, “Opinion and Award, ” issued by Arbitrator Shyam Das [Dkt. No. 3-4] is CONFIRMED in its entirety; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to ENTER JUDGMENT in favor of MLS.