OhioHealth Corp. v. Heart Specialists of Ohio, Inc.

O’Connor, CJ.

{¶ 1} Peter W. Hahn, co-counsel for the defendants in the underlying case, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Mark A. Serrott from presiding over any further proceedings in case No. 11-CVH11-13611, a civil action now pending in the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County.

{¶ 2} Attorney Hahn alleges that Judge Serrott, prior to his election to the bench, was the divorce attorney for plaintiffs’ counsel, Steven Tigges. According to Hahn, Judge Serrott represented Tigges in divorce proceedings that spanned over ten…