(December 6, 2018, 3:33 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A motion to vacate a district judge’s ruling in favor of New York University, alleged to have made imprudent investments in retirement plans for members of faculty, research staff and school administration, should be denied because the plaintiffs failed to meet their high burden of proving that the judge who entered the ruling was required to recuse herself based on her decision to leave the federal district court and join a law firm that is chaired by a NYU trustee, NYU argues in its Nov. 29 opposition to the plaintiffs’ motion to vacate judgment or for a new trial (Dr. Alan Sacerdote, et al. v. New York University, No. 16- 6284, S.D. N.Y.)....