1.   Biery on Wednesday had given lawyers for both sides the chance to anonymously request that the case be reassigned.

2.   Burns is likely to focus on reassigning the case by a random computer selection and scheduling further hearings, officials in his chambers said today.

3.   But Tuesday, Newman said the case should be reassigned randomly.

4.   Invoking a rarely used local rule, the judge asked that the case be reassigned to another federal district judge.

5.   Rather than modify the deal, prosecutors asked to have the case reassigned to a new judge.

6.   The appeals court said the case should be reassigned to another Washington judge, who then must approve the Microsoft settlement.

7.   The case was reassigned to Judge William M. Hoeveler, who presided over the trial of the former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega.

8.   The case will be reassigned.

9.   The chief justice should have reassigned the case when he saw Thomas had lost a majority.

10.   The department disputes that, saying it is a violation of county policy to reassign a case if it is not in hand.