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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRUCE RAMOS,

Plaintiff,

v.

MERCK & CO., INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Prior Case No. 1:22-cv-00430-DAD-BAM

New Case No. 1:22-cv-00430-DAD-EPG

ORDER OF RECUSAL

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 455, disqualification of the magistrate judge to whom this 

case is presently assigned is appropriate in this matter. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the undersigned recuses herself from all proceedings 

in this present action. The pending Scheduling Conference currently set before Judge Barbara A. 

McAuliffe is HEREBY VACATED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall assign this action to the 

docket of Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean. The new case number is 1:22-cv-00430-DADEPG. All future pleadings shall be so numbered. Failure to use the correct case number may 

delay receipt of documents by the appropriate judicial officer. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 15, 2022 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:22-cv-00430-KES-EPG Document 5 Filed 04/15/22 Page 1 of 1