Hunter v. Ohio Bur. of Workers' Comp.

{¶ 1} Dianne D. Einstein, counsel for the plaintiff in the underlying case, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Julie M. Lynch from presiding over any further proceedings in case No. 10-CV-018858, a public-records action now pending for trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County.

{¶ 2} Einstein alleges that Judge Lynch may be biased in favor of defense counsel, Cheryl J. Nester, because of their friendship and previous working relationship. Specifically, Einstein alleges that at the August 29, 2012 pretrial conference,…