In re McDowell

Appellant attacks the validity of the writ of prohibition issued by the court of appeals on several grounds. Appellant first asserts that the appellate court is without the authority to remove a common pleas court judge from a pending case on the basis of an alleged bias or prejudice.

This argument has become moot since the court of appeals vacated that portion of its order removing appellant from hearing the contempt proceeding on April 5, 1985. Appellee has filed a notice of appeal in the court of appeals in regard to this modification. However, appellee has yet to file the requisite notice…