Opinion
22-cv-466-MMA (BGS)
04-27-2022
PARK MEDICAL PHARMACY, et al., Petitioners, v. WESTERN PHARMACY GROUP LLC, et al., Respondents. WESTERN PHARMACY GROUP LLC, et al., Cross-Petitioners, v. PARK MEDICAL PHARMACY, et al, Cross-Respondents.
ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION RE: BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR (1) PETITION TO VACATE IN PART AND CONFIRM IN PART ARBITRATION AWARD; AND (2) CROSS-PETITION TO CONFIRM ARBITRATION AWARD [DOC. NO. 6]
HON. MICHAEL M. ANELLO, United States District Judge.
On April 7, 2022, Petitioners and Cross-Respondents Park Medical Pharmacy, each of Park Medical's owner trusts through their trustees, Mitchell J. Robins, and Robins & Associates, P.C. (collectively, “Petitioners”) filed a petition (the “Petition”) for an order confirming in part and vacating in part the arbitration award issued in Western Pharmacy Group LLC v. Park Medical Pharmacy, Inc. et. al., JAMS Reference No. 1110017742. See Doc. No. 1. On April 20, 2022, Respondents and Cross-Petitioners Western Pharmacy Group LLC, Matthew Grayson, Kevin Faris, and Kevin McCarthy (collectively, “Cross-Petitioners”) filed a cross-petition (the “Cross-Petition”) for an order confirming the arbitration award. See Doc. No. 3. On April 25, 2022, the parties filed the instant joint motion for a briefing schedule regarding the Petition and CrossPetition. See Doc. No. 6. In the joint motion, the parties state that “Petitioners are requesting oral argument on these forthcoming motions” and that “Cross-Petitioners' position is that oral argument should be scheduled only if the Court determines it would benefit from hearing oral argument.” Doc. No. 6 at 3.
Good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS the joint motion and ORDERS as follows:
1. Petitioners shall file their motion in support of their Petition on or before May 12, 2022 . Cross-Petitioners shall file their motion in support of their Cross-Petition on or before May 12, 2022 .
2. The parties shall file their respective opposition briefs on or before May 31, 2022 .
3. The parties shall file their respective reply briefs, if any, on or before June 14, 2022 .
4. Petitioners must file a separate statement explaining why oral argument would be helpful to the Court on or before May 16, 2022 . Upon review of Petitioners' statement and the briefing on the Petition and Cross-Petition, the Court will issue a minute order either taking the motions under submission on the papers or setting a hearing on the motions.
IT IS SO ORDERED.