Opinion
Nos. 06 C 4781, 06 C 4782, 06 C 4789.
September 19, 2006
MEMORANDUM
Counsel for plaintiffs in these actions has complied with this Court's September 8, 2006 memorandum order ("Order") and this District Court's LR 3.2 by filing supplemental statements amplifying on plaintiffs' earlier-filed Notifications of Affiliates. In doing so plaintiffs' counsel is entirely correct in expressing the understanding that this Court's sole concern in issuing the Order was to ascertain the existence of any publicly-held corporations among the affiliated entities, for only such publicly-held companies have the potential for posing disqualification issues under 28 U.S.C. § 455(b)(4). Accordingly no further disclosures by plaintiffs are needed, and this Court expresses its appreciation to plaintiffs' counsel for having provided the requested information.