Judge Won’t Set Briefing on Motion to Vacate Arbitration Award in Amazon’s Favor

U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon for Southern New York in Manhattan granted the request of Amazon and its third-party seller Shenzhen Zongheng Domain Network that Shenzhen’s motion to vacate an arbitration award and Amazon’s motion to confirm that award be held in abeyance until Shenzhen’s anticipated motion to remand the case to New York Supreme Court is fully briefed (see 2305080023). The court won’t set a briefing schedule for the motion to vacate an arbitration award, and any Shenzhen motion to remand shall be filed by Friday, said Rochon’s signed order Monday (docket 1:23-cv-03334). Shenzhen is seeking to vacate a $507,619 arbitration award in Amazon’s favor after Amazon shut down the third-party seller site for manipulating fake product reviews.