Rideau v. Andrus

|, SAUNDERS, J.

Appellant, Wilbert Rideau, seeks mandamus review to enforce the September 9, 2002 allotment of his recusal motion to Judge Alcide Gray. We affirm the trial court’s denial of Mr. Rideau’s mandamus request.

FACTS

This mandamus action arises ancillary to criminal proceedings against Mr. Rideau. On September 6, 2002, Mr. Rideau filed a Motion to Recuse Judge Patricia Minaldi in the pending criminal proceedings. In that motion Mr. Rideau alleged several grounds for the trial judge’s removal.

In a hearing on September 9, 2002, Judge Minaldi asked Mr. Rideau’s counsel questions…