Mccullough v. Weinberg (In re Rice)

*1307{¶ 1} Steven J. Hupp, counsel for defendant Dr. Dean R. Ball, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court pursuant to R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Ronald J. Rice from presiding over any further proceedings in the above-referenced case, now pending for trial.

{¶ 2} Mr. Hupp claims that Judge Rice is biased in favor of the plaintiff because the judge arbitrarily denied Mr. Hupp's recent motion to continue the trial. According to Mr. Hupp, he is scheduled to appear in another case for trial on the same date and Judge Rice's decision violates Dr. Ball's constitutional right to…