State v. Nawash

{¶ 1} This affidavit of disqualification was filed by Jerome Emoff and Albert Giuliani, counsel for defendant Saleh Nawash, seeking the disqualification of Judge Anthony O. Calabrese Jr. from further proceedings regarding the above-captioned case.

*1225{¶ 2} Affiant makes two arguments in support of his claim that Judge Calabrese should be disqualified from further proceedings in this matter. First, he asserts that Judge Calabrese engaged in an ex parte communication with the prosecutors prior to a scheduled pretrial conference in this case. I have established a two-pronged test regarding whether…