Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund, Welfare Fund, Annuity Fund, Apprenticeship, Journeyman Retraining, Educational and Industry Fund et al v. Prime Contractors Inc. et al

Filing 34

ORDER granting 33 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. GRANTED. The parties shall file a letter informing the Court on the status of the settlement by April 16, 2024. The show-cause hearing scheduled for April 30, 2024, is ADJOURNED sine die. I f Plaintiffs intend to proceed against Prime Contractors Inc. following any settlement against the Represented Defendants, Plaintiffs shall propose a date for the show-cause hearing. Plaintiffs are directed to serve a copy of this order on Prime Contractors Inc. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 3/27/2024) (va)

3/27/2024

March 25, 2024
VIA ECF & EMAIL
Hon. Analisa Torres
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street
New York, NY 10007
[e-mail]
RE:

Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters
Pension Fund, et al., v. Prime Contractors Inc., et al., Case no. 23 CV 9033 (AT)

Dear Judge Torres:
This firm represents the Plaintiffs in the above-referenced action. We write jointly with
counsel for Defendants UTB – United Technology, Inc. (“UTB”) and QBE Insurance Corporation
(“QBE”, together with UTB, the "Represented Defendants") to respectfully request an
adjournment of the dates associated with the Order to Show Cause. See ECF Doc. No. 23. The
current deadlines are as follows:

Defendants' Opposition
Plaintiffs' Reply
Show Cause Hearing

Deadline
March 27, 2024
April 3, 2024
April 30, 2024 @ 11:00
a.m.

See ECF. Doc. Nos. 23, 31.
Plaintiffs’ and Represented Defendants have reached an agreement-in-principal which
would resolve Plaintiffs’ claims as against the Represented Defendants in their entirety. As
Plaintiffs’ are governed by a Board of Trustees, the settlement proposal must be presented to the
Board for approval. The next Trustees meeting is scheduled to take place on April 9, 2024, at
which time, the settlement proposal will be presented. Therefore, Plaintiffs and the Represented
Defendants respectfully request a brief adjournment of the Order to Show cause deadlines to allow
the parties to continue resolving the matter without incurring additional professional fees.
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Although the resolution only pertains to the Represented Defendants, Plaintiffs respectfully
request that any adjournment apply to all parties, including Defendant Prime Construction, Inc.,
so that Plaintiffs’ can proceed as against Prime after the claims against the Represented Defendants
have been fully resolved. Accordingly, Plaintiffs and the Represented Defendants propose the
following dates: no other deadlines other than those set forth below would be affected by the
adjournment.

Defendants' Opposition
Plaintiffs' Reply
Show Cause Hearing

Deadline
March 27, 2024
April 3, 2024
April 30, 2024 @ 11:00
a.m.

Proposed New Date
May 8, 2024
May 15, 2024
TDB by Court

We thank the Court for its time and attention to this matter. This is the Plaintiffs’ and
Represented Defendants’ first request for an adjournment of the Order to Show Cause deadlines.

Respectfully submitted,
/s/Adrianna R. Grancio
Adrianna R. Grancio, Esq.

GRANTED. The parties shall file a letter informing the Court on the status of the settlement by April
16, 2024. The show-cause hearing scheduled for April 30, 2024, is ADJOURNED sine die. If
Plaintiffs intend to proceed against Prime Contractors Inc. following any settlement against the
Represented Defendants, Plaintiffs shall propose a date for the show-cause hearing.
Plaintiffs are directed to serve a copy of this order on Prime Contractors Inc.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 27, 2024
New York, New York

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