In re Schweikert

*1208{¶ 1} Matthew J. Hammer has filed seven affidavits pursuant to R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Mark R. Schweikert, a retired judge sitting by assignment, from the cases listed in Exhibit A to Mr. Hammer's affidavits. Mr. Hammer represents the plaintiffs in those cases, who have sued Dr. Abubakar Atiq Durrani and various hospitals for medical malpractice. Mr. Hammer also requests the recusal of the chief justice from deciding his affidavits of disqualification and from hearing or making rulings in any of the underlying cases.

{¶ 2} Mr. Hammer alleges that Judge Schweikert should be…