Thomas-Walsh et al v. Merck & Co., Inc. et al

Filing 5

ORDER OF RECUSAL directing reassignment to another judge. By Judge Marcia S. Krieger on 10/31/2011. (sah, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Honorable Marcia S. Krieger
Civil Action No. 11-cv-02736-MSK-KMT
THERESA THOMAS-WALSH; and
PATRICK WALSH,
Plaintiffs,
v.
MERCK & CO., INC., a New Jersey corporation;
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., a New Jersey corporation;
GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC, a Delaware corporation;
GENENTECH, INC., a Delaware corporation;
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE, INC.;
ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., a Delaware corporation; and
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
Defendants.

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ORDER OF RECUSAL

THIS MATTER arises sua sponte. The undersigned is a beneficiary of a trust whose
assets include shares in one of the parties. Accordingly, the undersigned has a financial interest
in a party to the proceeding, and 28 U.S.C. § 455(b)(4) and the CODE OF CONDUCT FOR UNITED
STATES JUDGES require her recusal in this matter
Accordingly, the undersigned hereby RECUSES herself from hearing this matter.
The Clerk shall randomly reassign this case to another judge of this Court.
DATED this 31st day of October, 2011.

BY THE COURT:

Marcia S. Krieger
United States District Judge