Murphy v. NBD Trust Co. of Florida, N.A.

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING GRANTED

We withdraw our previously issued-opinion and substitute the following in its place.

The Petitioner Joseph H. Murphy, Jr., petitions this Court for a writ of prohibition to vacate the orders entered by Respondent, The Honorable Richard G. Payne, denying the motions to disqualify him from proceeding in the cause below after engaging in alleged ex parte communications with opposing counsel who represented Respondents NBD Trust Co. of Florida, N.A. (NBD), Sandra Fischer (Fischer) and Barbara Geiger (Geiger), as well as prohibiting Judge Payne from proceeding any…