Opinion
Civil Action 20-1995 21-2587
06-06-2024
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MICHAEL M. BAYLSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
The memorandum I filed yesterday on my relationship with Cozen O'Connor needs to be supplemented because I omitted mentioning the fact that Stephen Cozen had invited a number of his law school classmates, including myself, to attend a Phillies game on May 17, 2024, as his guest. I, and several other classmates as well as several employees of the Cozen firm, sat in a box to watch the game from a box seat. While there, I also enjoyed one beer and a sandwich. I had accepted this free ticket because of my policy in normal course not to hear cases in which the Cozen firm was appearing for any party. However, now that Stephen Cozen and another lawyer in his firm have entered an appearance in this case, I am disclosing this fact for whatever further steps either counsel or parties in this case wish to assert on the issue of recusal.