Whitehawk v. Shellabarger

{¶ 1} Matthew W. Chapel, counsel for plaintiff, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Jeffrey R. Ingraham from presiding over the above-captioned case and all other cases in which Chapel appears as counsel.

{¶ 2} Chapel claims that Judge Ingraham is personally biased against him, as demonstrated by the judge’s ill temper and hostility toward him both in the privacy of his chambers and in court settings. To support his claim, Chapel submitted the results of an investigation conducted by attorney Dianna M. Anelli, who spoke to four…