There are three judges in the Rochester Hills court.
Burdick said Asadoorian was not to blame for the assignments, but rather the court administrator.
The administrator, Linda Hammerstein, said she had no comment because she had not seen the motion.
Separately, a lawyer for two of the fans, William Paulson and John Ackerman, also planned to file a motion to have their clients tried separately.
Michael Sweetney speaks
Michael Sweetney says he is willing to play whenever and wherever he is told, which makes him perfect for the newest version of the Knicks. They seem to have a lot of parts of roughly the same size in the body shop.
"I'll just keep doing what I've been doing when my name is called," Sweetney said Friday.
After two roster-jumbling trades at the NBA trade deadline Thursday, the Knicks (22-33) are loaded with forwards. That did not make a difference to guard Stephon Marbury, who said the Knicks had become better.
"It gives us some depth," Marbury said.
Referring to the maneuvering by Isiah Thomas, the team president, Marbury said: "I think it moves us forward. I don't think Isiah would do anything to set us going backwards."
Later, when asked if the Knicks' chemistry had been disrupted, Marbury said: "The thing that's important is making the playoffs. And that's it."
Yes, the Knicks still think they can make the playoffs, even though they have not won two games in a row since Dec. 29.
The Knicks entered Friday five games behind the Atlantic Division leader, the Boston Celtics.
The Knicks still did not have enough players for practice Friday because their two newest players -- Malik Rose and Maurice Taylor -- arrived in New York on Friday morning and had physical examinations.
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