METROPOLITAN OPERA ASS'N, INC. v. LOCAL 100, HOTEL EMPLOYEES AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES INTERN. UNION

No. 00 CIV. 3613(LAP).

332 F.Supp.2d 667 (2004)

METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, v. LOCAL 100, HOTEL EMPLOYEES AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

August 27, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cohen Lans LLP (Deborah E. Lans, Esq., of Counsel), New York City, Stillman & Freidman, PC (Charles A. Stillman, Esq., Catharine Easterly, Esq., Sharon E. Grubin, Esq., General Counsel, Metropolitan Opera, of Counsel), New York City, for Plaintiff Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.

Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, P.C. (Elkan Abramowitz, Esq., Jonathan S. Sack, Esq., Elizabeth Small, Esq., of Counsel), New York City, for the firm of Herrick, Feinstein LLP.

Levy, Ratner & Behroozi, P.C. (Daniel Engelstein, Esq., Adam Rynard, Esq., of Counsel), New York City, for Defendant Local 100, Here International Union.

Hogan & Hartson, LLP (Steven M. Edwards, Esq., of Counsel), New York City, for Davis, Cowell & Bowe, LLP.

Herrick, Feinstein LLP (James A. Moss, Esq., Marianne Yen, Esq., of Counsel), New York City, for Defendants Henry Tamarin and Dennis Diaz.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PRESKA, District Judge.

Defendants Local 100, Henry Tamarin and Dennis Diaz, and the law firms Herrick, Feinstein LLP and Davis, Cowell & Bowe LLP (collectively, "movants") have moved to disqualify this Court from presiding in this action. For the reasons set out below, the motion is denied.

I. Background

On January 28, 2003, this Court issued a lengthy...

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