Pruiett v. Village of Elmwood Place

{¶ 1} Judd R. Uhl, counsel for defendants the village of Elmwood Place and its police chief, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Robert P. Ruehlman from presiding over any further proceedings in case No. A1209235, now pending on plaintiffs’ motion for contempt and motion to file an amended complaint.

{¶ 2} Uhl claims that Judge Ruehlman’s “words and actions create an overwhelming appearance of bias and prejudice” and “convey the impression that the Judge has developed a hostile feeling or spirit of ill will and that the Judge has…