City of Painesville v. City of Mentor

{¶ 1} This affidavit of disqualification was filed by Eli Manos, counsel for defendant city of Mentor, seeking the disqualification of Judge Paul H. Mitrovich from further proceedings in the above-captioned case.

{¶ 2} As grounds for Judge Mitrovich’s disqualification, affiant refers to an unrelated 1997 case, Richard M. Osborne et al. v. City of Mentor. There, Judge Mitrovich voluntarily recused himself because he and his brother, or a company in which they had an interest, had purchased land from Richard Osborne. However, that transaction occurred more than five years ago and there has not…