Northeast Logistics, Inc. et al v. Billinger

Filing 9

ORDER Confirming Arbitration Award - It is hereby ORDERED that the Petitioners' motion to confirm their arbitration award is GRANTED and that award is hereby CONFIRMED. So Ordered by Judge Joan M. Azrack on 1/10/2022. (Coleman, Laurie)

Case 2:21-cv-04362-JMA-JMW Document 9 Filed 01/10/22 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 84

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
CENTRAL ISLIP DIVISION
NORTHEAST LOGISTICS, INC.,
d/b/a “DILIGENT DELIVERY
SYSTEMS,” PARTS AUTHORITY, LLC,
and PARTS AUTHORITY, INC.,
Petitioners,
v.
JOHN BILLINGER
Respondents.

)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)

For Online Publication Only
Case No. 2:21-cv-4362-JMA-JMW

[PROPOSED]
ORDER CONFIRMING
ARBITRATION AWARD

Petitioners NORTHEAST LOGISTICS, INC. d/b/a “DILIGENT DELIVERY
SYSTEMS, PARTS AUTHORITY, LLC, and PARTS AUTHORITY, INC., moved for
confirmation of their Final Award in the arbitral matter brought against them by Respondent
John Billinger, pursuant to their right under Section 9 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), I
9
U.S.C. § 9.
NOW, upon the reading of Petitioner’s Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award and the
declaration of Andrew Marks, with exhibits, on behalf of Petitioners in support thereof,
WHEREAS, there is a “strong federal policy favoring arbitration, the enforcement of
arbitration agreements and the confirmation of arbitration awards.” Pike v. Freeman, 266 F.3d

-

78, 89 (2d Cir. 2001);
WHEREAS, the arbitrator’s award had a colorable justification for the decision reached

and the arbitrator did not manifestly disregard the law;
WHEREAS, the arbitrator’s award should be confirmed under Westerbeke Corp. v.
Daihatsu Motor Co., 304 F.3d 200, 208 (2d Cir. 2002);

1

Case 2:21-cv-04362-JMA-JMW Document 9 Filed 01/10/22 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 85

It is hereby ORDERED that the Petitioners’ motion to confirm their arbitration award is
GRANTED and that award is hereby CONFIRMED.

Dated: __January 10, 2022
Central Islip, New York
_/s/JMA _________________
Judge Joan M. Azrack
United States District Judge

2