In re Disqualification of Sheward

{¶ 1} On July 29, 2011, attorney Kenneth R. Donchatz submitted an affidavit of defendant Ronald E. Scherer Jr. that sought to disqualify Judge Richard S. Sheward from the above-captioned case. The affidavit was dismissed on August 1, 2011, for failing to comply with R.C. 2701.03(B)(4) (requiring affidavit of disqualification to contain the date of the next scheduled hearing in the case, or a statement that there is no hearing scheduled).

{¶ 2} Attorney Donchatz has now submitted a motion for reconsideration on behalf of Ronald E. Scherer Sr. For the reasons that follow, the motion for…