In re Disqualification of Spon

O’Connor, CJ.

{¶ 1} R. Scot Harvey and Edith A. Gilliland, counsel for Richland County Children Services Board (“RCCSB”), have filed a joint affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Ron Spon from acting on any further proceedings in the above-captioned case. On February 27, 2012, Harvey and Gilliland filed a joint supplemental affidavit to disqualify Judge Spon.

{¶ 2} Affiants allege that Judge Spon is biased and prejudiced against RCCSB, Gilliland, and RCCSB’s executive director, Randy Parker. The underlying case involves both a dependency action…