Opinion
22 Civ. 3340 (LGS)
05-20-2022
TRUSTEES OF THE NYC COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS PENSION FUND ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. B AND S CONSTRUCTION, INC., Defendant.
ORDER
LORNA G. SCHOFIELD UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
WHEREAS, this action concerns a petition to confirm an arbitration award (the “Petition”).
WHEREAS, Respondent was served on April 27, 2022 (Dkt. No. 7), but has not yet appeared in this action.
WHEREAS, Respondent was required to answer, move or otherwise respond to the Petition by May 18, 2022. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(a)(1)(A)(ii).
WHEREAS, “default judgments in confirmation/vacatur proceedings are generally inappropriate.” D.H. Blair & Co., Inc. v. Gottdiener, 462 F.3d 95, 109 (2d Cir. 2006). Instead, a district court should treat an unanswered petition to confirm or vacate an arbitration award “as an unopposed motion for summary judgment.” Id. at 110; accord Carroll v. Wells Fargo Clearing Servs., LLC, No. 20 Civ. 4918, 2021 WL 634721, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2021). It is hereby
ORDERED that the Petition will be treated as an unopposed motion for summary judgment. Petitioner's unopposed motion for summary judgment is deemed fully briefed and will be decided on the papers already filed.