Jones v. Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff, Jeffrey F. Jones, his attorney Richard G. Johnson, and attorney Richard E. Flamm have filed affidavits with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03, seeking the disqualification of Judge Janet R. Burnside from acting on any further proceedings in case No. CV-03-518194 in the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County.

{¶ 2} Affiant Jones contends that Judge Burnside has received campaign contributions between 1992 and 2005 totaling “at least $8,300” from the law firm of Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P., which was a defendant in the case until the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his…